The Fatimid Empire ( The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires )

Publication series :The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires

Author: Brett Michael  

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press‎

Publication year: 2017

E-ISBN: 9781474421515

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780748640775

Subject: K41 North Africa

Keyword: 非洲史

Language: ENG

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Description

From its foundation at the beginning of the tenth to its final disappearance towards the end of the twelfth century, the Fatimid Empire played a central but controversial role in the history of Islam. This book combines the separate histories of Isma'ilism, North Africa and Egypt with that of the dynasty into a coherent account.

Chapter

2 The City of the Mahdī

3 The Conquest of Egypt

4 The Constitution of the State

5 The Formation of the Empire

6 A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óākim bi Amr Allāh

7 The Regime of the Pen

8 The Crisis of the Empire

9 The Fatimid Renascence

10 The Reorientation of the Dynasty

11 The Final Failure

Conclusion

Genealogy of Shīʿite Imāms

Genealogy of Fatimids

Bibliography

Index of Persons

Index of Dynasties, Peoples and Sects

Index of Places

Index of Subjects

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