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The 43 pages that link to Fatimid Caliphate, each with the reason it gives.

• Abbasid CaliphateCompared with: Its competing claim to universal leadership challenged Abbasid legitimacy.

• CairoRelated: The Fatimids founded Al-Qahira as their imperial capital.

• Crusader statesCompared with: Fatimid rule in Jerusalem ended shortly before the First Crusade captured the city.

• CaliphateBroader topic: The Fatimids claimed caliphal authority against the Abbasids.

• SaladinRelated: Saladin became vizier in Fatimid Egypt before ending the caliphate and establishing Ayyubid rule.

• IsmailismBroader topic: It became the principal state institution of medieval Ismailism.

• Ayyubid dynastyRelated: Saladin ended Fatimid rule in Egypt before founding Ayyubid power.

• IfriqiyaRelated: The Fatimids rose to power in Ifriqiya before moving their capital to Egypt.

• Al-Azhar UniversityNarrower topic: The Fatimid dynasty founded Cairo and established Al-Azhar.

• Siege of Jerusalem (1099)Related: Fatimid forces held Jerusalem when the crusader army arrived in June 1099.

• MawlidRelated: Medieval sources describe court observances of Muhammad’s birthday under Fatimid rule.

• Abd al-Rahman IIICompared with: Its rival claim to the caliphate sharpened the significance of his title.

• FatimaBroader topic: Its rulers claimed descent from Fatima through her son Husayn.

• FustatRelated: The Fatimids founded Cairo nearby and made it their capital in 969.

• Al-Azhar MosqueRelated: The Fatimids founded Cairo and established the mosque as their new capital’s principal religious institution.

• Nizari Ismaili stateCompared with: The Nizari movement broke from Fatimid authority over the succession to the imamate.

• Baldwin I of JerusalemCompared with: Fatimid armies and coastal garrisons were Baldwin's principal southern rivals.

• CaliphBroader topic: Its rival claim challenged Abbasid authority and represented a distinct Shi‘i caliphate.

• Idrisid dynastyCompared with: Fatimid expansion into the Maghreb helped end Idrisid political independence.

• Aghlabid dynastyRelated: The Fatimids ended Aghlabid rule after their uprising in Ifriqiya.

• Al-Mu'izz li-Din AllahNarrower topic: Al-Mu'izz’s reign marked the dynasty’s expansion from North Africa into Egypt.

• DruzeRelated: Druze teachings first developed under Fatimid rule in Cairo.

• Jawhar al-SiqilliNarrower topic: Jawhar served the dynasty that sent him to conquer Egypt and build its new capital.

• MahdiaNarrower topic: Mahdia served as its first capital before the court moved to Cairo.

• Abd Allah al-Mahdi BillahNarrower topic: Al-Mahdi founded the state whose institutions and territorial reach later expanded.

• Fatimid conquest of EgyptNarrower topic: The conquest transferred the caliphate’s center of power from North Africa to Egypt.

• Hasan-i SabbahRelated: Hasan's religious allegiance and early career were tied to Fatimid Isma'ili authority.

• Islam in EgyptBroader topic: Fatimid rule made Cairo a major center of Isma'ili political and religious life.

• Abu Abdallah al-Shi'iBroader topic: Al-Shi'i's military success enabled the caliphate's founding.

• Banu HilalRelated: Fatimid rulers redirected Hilali tribes westward amid conflict with Zirid governors.

• Al-Hakim bi-Amr AllahNarrower topic: Al-Hakim inherited its caliphate and governed its territories from Cairo.

• Zirid dynastyRelated: Fatimid caliphs appointed the Zirids to govern Ifriqiya.

• Battle of AscalonNarrower topic: Its army at Ascalon sought to restore Fatimid control over Jerusalem.

• History of North AfricaBroader topic: Its founding in North Africa preceded its expansion toward Egypt.

• Ibn YunusRelated: Ibn Yunus worked in Fatimid Egypt, where court support helped sustain astronomical scholarship.

• QarmatiansCompared with: Its state-building project competed with Qarmatian claims within the Ismaili world.

• Sirat Bani HilalRelated: The migration is often connected with Fatimid-era movements of Arab tribes into North Africa.

• History of Shia IslamBroader topic: Its empire built major Ismaili institutions, including Cairo’s al-Azhar mosque and university.

• Ibrahim II of IfriqiyaNarrower topic: Its establishment ended the Aghlabid dynasty seven years after Ibrahim’s death.

• Muslim SicilyRelated: Fatimid authority replaced Aghlabid rule and later shaped Sicily's political transition.

• Order of AssassinsRelated: The Nizari schism arose from a succession conflict within its ruling dynasty.

• TulunidsRelated: The Fatimids later made Egypt the center of a powerful independent caliphate.

• Umayyad state of CórdobaCompared with: Córdoba’s rulers claimed caliphal legitimacy partly in competition with this rival dynasty.