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The 51 pages that link to Cairo, each with the reason it gives.

• MaimonidesBroader topic: Maimonides settled in Cairo, where he wrote major works and served the Jewish community.

• Fatimid CaliphateBroader topic: The Fatimids built their principal seat of rule here after conquering Egypt.

• EgyptBroader topic: Its political, commercial, and cultural institutions shape national life.

• Cairo GovernorateBroader topic: The governorate contains the capital city, though their boundaries are not identical.

• FalafelBroader topic: Cairo’s food culture is a prominent setting for fava-based ta'ameya.

• Ottoman EgyptBroader topic: Cairo housed the governor, military factions, and institutions through which provincial power operated.

• Al-Mu'izz li-Din AllahBroader topic: Al-Mu'izz made this newly founded city the center of his caliphate.

• Greater CairoBroader topic: The historic core and namesake city anchors the metropolitan area.

• Jawhar al-SiqilliBroader topic: Jawhar established the city as the Fatimid seat of government.

• Fatimid conquest of EgyptBroader topic: Its foundation turned the military victory into a lasting political center.

• Islam in EgyptBroader topic: Its mosques, schools, and political institutions became central to Egyptian Islam.

• Abu Abdallah al-Shi'iBroader topic: The dynasty al-Shi'i helped establish eventually moved its political center to Cairo.

• Battle of the PyramidsBroader topic: The French victory cleared the way for the capture of the city.

• Al-Nasir MuhammadBroader topic: Al-Nasir’s court and building projects transformed the city’s role and appearance.