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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fatimid or Fatimite , dynasty claiming to hold the caliphate on the basis of descent from Fatima , a daughter of Muhammad the Prophet. In doctrine the Fatimids were related to other Shiite sects. The dynasty's founder, Said ibn Husayn of NE Syria, was long engaged in religious activity. A follower went (c.893) to NW Africa and inspired the Berbers to rebel against their Sunni Aghlabid rulers. Said ibn Husayn attempted (c.903) to join Al-Shii in NE Algeria, but he was arrested at Tripoli by the Aghlabid governor. He was rescued (909) by Al-Shii who in the meantime had overthrown the... Read more

Fatimid dynasty
...proclaim the new dynasty. The first four Fatimid caliphs ruled from Tunisia, but the conquest...Seeking to overthrow the 'Abbasids, the Fatimids maintained a network of missionaries and...territories ( Assassin ). In 1057–59 the Fatimid caliph was briefly proclaimed in Baghdad... Read more

Fatimid
Fatimid (or Fatimite) A descendant or Arabian dynasty claiming descent from Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. The Fatimids ruled in parts of North Africa from 908 to 1171, and during some of that period in Egypt and Syria. Read more

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