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Battle of Ascalon (1,882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon defeated and drove off a Fatimid army. The Crusaders completed their primary objective of capturing Jerusalem

Kutama (2,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

establishing the Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171), forming the bulk of the Fatimid army which eventually overthrew the Aghlabids who controlled Ifriqiya, and

Alptakin (890 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

captured by Caliph al-Aziz Billah. Taken to Egypt and incorporated into the Fatimid army, he was poisoned by the vizier Ibn Killis shortly after this. He was

Battle of Yibneh (439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Yibneh (Yibna) in 1123, a Crusader force led by Eustace Grenier crushed a Fatimid army from Egypt sent by vizier Al-Ma'mun between Ascalon and Jaffa. After

Battle of Alexandretta (1,222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Syria. It was fought in early 971 near Alexandretta, while the main Fatimid army was besieging Antioch, which the Byzantines had captured two years previously

Ikhshidid dynasty (1,884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governors on behalf of the Abbasids. The Ikhshidids came to an end when the Fatimid army conquered Fustat in 969. Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, a Turkic mamluk

Mufarrij ibn Daghfal ibn al-Jarrah (2,525 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

destructive raids across Palestine in 980. On 7 July 981, while the Fatimid army was engaged in besieging Qassam in Damascus, Mufarrij openly rebelled

Isa ibn Ja'far (203 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Khaldun writes that he was Emir in 366 AH (976/977). In that year the Fatimid army beset Mecca and Medina to enforce the khutbah in the name of the Fatimid

Al-Hasan al-A'sam (2,562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

revolt, and the Qarmatians captured the town of Farama. A month later, a Fatimid army under Yaruq recovered Farama, but over the following weeks the revolt

1102 (815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Crusaders (500 knights) under King Baldwin I are defeated by the Fatimid army at Ramla (modern Israel). Baldwin and his companions escape through the

Shibl al-Dawla Nasr (2,962 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Battle of al-Uqhuwana near Tiberias in 1029, where Salih was killed by a Fatimid army led by Anushtakin al-Dizbari. Afterward, Nasr ruled the emirate jointly

Hazim ibn Ali (324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hazim participated in the Alid attempt to capture Damascus from the Fatimid army of Badr al-Jamali in 1065/66. The Alids, led by the Sharif of Mecca,

Eustace Grenier (2,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of Baldwin II of Jerusalem. Shortly before his death, he defeated a Fatimid army at the Battle of Yibneh near Ibelin. Eustace Grenier is quoted in a text

Irtash (2,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

principality there. Tutush besieged and conquered Aleppo next year, while a Fatimid army simultaneously besieged Damascus. Thereupon, the ruler of Damascus, Atsiz

Rifq (1,233 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir (r. 1036–1094) and a commander of the Fatimid army. In 1024, during the reign of Caliph al-Zahir, Rifq led policing expeditions

971 (744 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

force (4,000 men) near Alexandretta (modern Turkey), while the main Fatimid army is besieging the fortress city of Antioch. Coupled with news of an advance

William J. Hamblin (773 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Middle Eastern History in 1985. The title of his dissertation was "The Fatimid Army During the Early Crusades." While a student at the U of M, Hamblin spent

Mu'izz al-Dawla Thimal (3,189 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the emirate from his seat in al-Rahba. When Nasr was slain by the Fatimid army of Anushtakin al-Dizbari in 1038, Thimal took control of Aleppo but quickly

Battle of Apamea (1,613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bedouin riders of the Banu Kilab tribe. According to Skylitzes, the Fatimid army comprised the forces of Tripoli, Beirut, Tyre, and Damascus. Meanwhile

Battle of the Orontes (475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

army's strength circulating in the Fatimid camp caused panic in the Fatimid army, especially because Manjutakin, expecting no threat, had ordered his

Ibn Mulhim (644 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

grain amid a severe shortage. However, the Byzantine navy countered the Fatimid army and took Ibn Mulhim captive. After Theodora's death in July 1056, the

Siege of Jerusalem (1099) (3,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Palestine, and the shortage of food. By the end of June, word came that a Fatimid army was marching north from Egypt. The mounting pressure forced the Crusaders

Manjutakin (823 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the exaggerated numbers circulating for his army, caused panic in the Fatimid army, especially as Manjutakin, expecting no threat, had ordered his cavalry

Jarrahids (2,944 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

military force in August 1013. Ali and Mahmud surrendered to the advancing Fatimid army, while al-Hakim had Mufarrij poisoned to death. Hassan, whose ambition

Gibelacar (1,294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tripoli seized the fortress from the Mirdasids. This came after the Fatimid army defeated the Kilab and killed Salih at the Battle of al-Uqhuwana in May

Siege of Aleppo (994–995) (732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Manjutakin burned his camp and promptly abandoned the siege. As the Fatimid army retreated south, desertions mounted and the civilian population suffered

Siege of Ascalon (3,298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Crusaders from the Fatimids. Although the Crusaders defeated the Fatimid army, internal disputes in their camp allowed Ascalon to remain in Egyptian

Siege of Beirut (1110) (706 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

on 15 February 1102, the Crusaders began harassing Beirut, until the Fatimid army arrived in early May. In late autumn 1102, ships carrying Christian pilgrims

1169 (1,046 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Saladin crushes a rebellion by Sudanese forces (50,000 men) of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyptian emirs and commoners. He never again

Battle of Ramla (1101) (816 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and downgraded to 3,000–5,000 by modern historians. Upon sighting the Fatimid army, Baldwin arrayed his force in six divisions, commanding the reserve force

Battle of Ramla (1101) (816 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and downgraded to 3,000–5,000 by modern historians. Upon sighting the Fatimid army, Baldwin arrayed his force in six divisions, commanding the reserve force

Turan-Shah (1,296 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suppression of a revolt staged in 1169 by the Black African garrisons of the Fatimid army. Turanshah attempted to restructure the Egyptian army so that its top

List of monarchs of Aleppo (2,838 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

governor of Damascus. Thimal regained Aleppo briefly in 1038 when the Fatimid army retook the city, returning it to Fatimid rule. In December 1041 Anushtakin

Hawwara (1,214 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hawwariyin).[citation needed] A fraction of the Hawwara were part the Fatimid army that conquered Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Jordan. After the conquest

Banu Kanz (1,962 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

provided safe haven to the disbanded black African regiments of the Fatimid army by the influential aides of Caliph al-Adid, Shirkuh and his nephew Saladin

Akhu Muslim (1,538 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ibn Fallah and captured Damascus, before once again taking Ramla. A Fatimid army sent to reinforce Ibn Fallah under Sa'adat ibn Hayyan withdrew to Jaffa

914 (1,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bi-Amr Allah enters Alexandria, with the rest of his army. December – The Fatimid army under Hubasa leaves Alexandria, followed by al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah. The

Ali ibn Ja'far ibn Fallah (592 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cairo to raid the Fayyum oasis to the south, where he was defeated by a Fatimid army under al-Fadl ibn Salih. Ali most likely is the person credited in an

List of Mahdi claimants (5,473 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

given command of an army sent against the rebels. On 21 June 912, the Fatimid army decisively defeated the rebels near Mila. The anti-Mahdi al-Mawati and

Baqt (946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

important ally. The slaves sent from Nubia made up the backbone of the Fatimid army. Relations were worse under the Ayyubids and very poor under the Mamluks

Suez (2,474 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

part of the canal. The Qarmatians led by al-Hasan al-A'sam defeated a Fatimid army headed by Jawhar al-Siqilli at Kolzum in 971 and thereby captured the

Kabylia (3,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Morocco. During the reign of al-Aziz Billah, the role of the Kutama in the Fatimid army was greatly weakened as he significantly reduced their size in the army

Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali (649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

regime, launched an invasion under Jawhar al-Siqilli. By June 969, the Fatimid army stood before Fustat. After the Ikhshidid troops failed in a last-ditch

Ja'far ibn Fallah (1,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Asuda. The Damascene militia drove off the first detachments of the Fatimid army that appeared before the city walls, but as soon as Ibn Fallah himself

Maghrawa (3,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

their combined forces, they won a major victory. Pressured by another Fatimid army, however, the majority of the Maghrawa left the central Maghreb and migrated

Kabyle people (4,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Morocco. During the reign of al-Aziz Billah, the role of the Kutama in the Fatimid army was greatly weakened as he significantly reduced their size in the army

Michael Bourtzes (1,933 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

who with Fatimid help tried to seize Aleppo. Early in the next year, a Fatimid army under Manjutakin advanced on Aleppo. Manjutakin sent a messenger to Bourtzes

970s (6,458 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

force (4,000 men) near Alexandretta (modern Turkey), while the main Fatimid army is besieging the fortress city of Antioch. Coupled with news of an advance

Sa'id al-Dawla (1,168 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

head of an army 13,000 strong; his sudden arrival caused panic in the Fatimid army: Manjutakin burned his camp and retreated to Damascus without battle

1100s (decade) (7,902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

The Crusaders (500 knights) under King Baldwin I are defeated by the Fatimid army at Ramla (modern Israel). Baldwin and his companions escape through the

Bayt Dajan (4,027 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Dajūn". In the 11th century, Bayt Dajan served as a headquarters for the Fatimid army in Palestine. During the Crusader period, Richard the Lionheart built

Lu'lu' al-Kabir (1,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

head of an army 13,000 strong. His sudden arrival caused panic in the Fatimid army, and Manjutakin burned his camp and retreated to Damascus without battle

Timeline of the Palestine region (10,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by a Fatimid army. July – The Bedouins, led by the Jarrahids, rebel against the Fatimids. 983 July 5 – Damascus is conquered by a Fatimid army. 984 –

Ibn Khan (972 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Mahmud's authority. He also informed the caliph that he would assist any Fatimid army that could be sent against Ibn Khan. In 1070, Ibn Khan left Aleppo for

Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi (1,663 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

reinforcements to Sicily to assist the efforts to capture Rometta. While the Fatimid army defeated the Byzantines before Rometta and then destroyed their fleet

Atiyya ibn Salih (1,221 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Aleppo allowed the Banu Kilab to enter the city in July 1060, but the Fatimid army held onto the citadel and Fatimid troops were sent to evict the Banu

Battle of Hama (2,694 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the march, Muhammad ibn Sulayman received a report that a part of the Fatimid army, comprising 3,000 horse and many foot under one of the Isma'ili chief

Ramla (6,806 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Fatimid bribes, and the caliphal claimant left the city for Mecca. A Fatimid army led by Ali ibn Ja'far ibn Fallah wrested control of Ramla from the Jarrahids

Mu'nis al-Muzaffar (2,379 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

government. In 920–922, Mu'nis was instrumental in defeating a second Fatimid army sent to take Egypt. The Fatimids once again took Alexandria and occupied

Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan (3,513 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

principality there. Tutush besieged and conquered Aleppo the next year, while a Fatimid army simultaneously besieged Damascus. Thereupon, the Turcoman ruler of Damascus

Cairo (16,276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

al-Qahira) was founded to the northeast of Fustat in 959 AD by the victorious Fatimid army. The Fatimids built it as a separate palatial city which contained their

Tayy (6,154 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

They sacked a Hajj pilgrim caravan later in 982, then annihilated a Fatimid army at Ayla, before being defeated and forced to flee north toward Homs.

Basil II (9,274 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

army's strength circulating in the Fatimid camp caused panic in the Fatimid army, especially because Manjutakin, expecting no threat, had ordered his

Haifa (14,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Muslims (the Fatimids). They fought side by side with units of the Fatimid army, striking back at Tancred's army from above the walls of the citadel

History of North Africa (5,370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

extents of the Maghreb, Sicily, the Levant, and the Hijaz. In 969 the Fatimid army conquered Egypt and in 973 the Fatimid court was reinstalled in the new

Zirid dynasty (7,738 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

also suppressed a revolt by the Kutama, the traditional source of the Fatimid army, under the leadership of a pretender named Abu'l-Faraj. Following these

Druze (27,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alexandria, where tens of thousands of Druze were slaughtered by the Fatimid army, "this mass persecution known by the Druze as the period of the mihna"

Ja'far ibn al-Furat (2,140 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

preparations for a new invasion of Egypt were already in full swing. When the Fatimid army under Jawhar arrived in Egypt in June 969, all Ibn al-Furat could do

Al-Azhar Mosque (10,483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the construction of the royal enclosure for the caliph's court and the Fatimid army, and had al-Azhar built as a base to spread Isma'ili Shi'a Islam. Located

Salih ibn Mirdas (5,156 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

alliance. In November 1028, Anushtakin returned to Palestine with a large Fatimid army and more horsemen from the Kalb and Banu Fazara to drive out the Tayy

History of Africa (19,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

repelled the Christians and after he had put down a revolt from the Fatimid army, Saladin eventually deposed the Fatimid caliph in 1171 and established

Banu Kalb (8,664 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

alliance, which unraveled with Salih's slaying by Rafi's warriors in the Fatimid army at the Battle of al-Uqhuwana in 1029. By 1031, Rafi, having grown dissatisfied

910s (6,349 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

bi-Amr Allah enters Alexandria, with the rest of his army. December – The Fatimid army under Hubasa leaves Alexandria, followed by al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah. The

Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180) (4,355 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

men arrived at Aleppo with great speed, and the hopelessly outnumbered Fatimid army withdrew. Basil II pursued it south, sacking Emesa and reaching as far

Military history of the Crusader states (5,527 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

were on foot and the horsemen awaited attack with lance and sword, a Fatimid army provided exactly the sort of immobile target that the Frankish heavy

Siege of Antioch (970–971) (563 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Antioch in December 970. The Byzantine writer Kedrenos claims that the Fatimid army numbered—a clearly much exaggerated—100,000 men, but Imad al-Din records

History of Palestine (40,294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tribes, and even infighting between Berber and Turkic factions within the Fatimid army. Of note are the Bedouins, led by the Jarrahids, who in 977–981/2, in

1160s (8,899 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Saladin crushes a rebellion by Sudanese forces (50,000 men) of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyptian emirs and commoners. He never again

History of Tunisia (30,699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was focused on expansion eastward, and he soon attacked Egypt with a Fatimid army of Kotama Berbers led by his son, once in 914, and again in 919, both

History of early Islamic Tunisia (10,390 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heartland of Islam. Soon the new Mahdi ordered an attack on Egypt by a Fatimid army of Kotama Berbers led by his son al-Qa'im, once in 914, and again in

List of battles 301–1300 (83 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tzimiskes defeats the Rus'. Battle of Alexandretta Byzantines defeat a Fatimid army near Alexandretta, forcing them to lift their siege of Antioch. Battle

Sharifate of Medina (2,522 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Initially acknowledging the suzerainty of the Abbasids, the arrival of a Fatimid army forced him to return to Fatimid allegiance. Later the Banu Muhanna briefly

Timeline of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (18,291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Heraclea Cybistra. September 7. First Battle of Ramla: Baldwin I routes a Fatimid army, but one-third of his troops perishes in the battlefield. Winter. Daimbert

Ascalon (8,723 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

siege and eventual capture of Jerusalem on 15 July. The remnants of the Fatimid army retreated to Ascalon. After negotiations ended in May, the Fatimids had

Chronology of the Crusades, 1095–1187 (20,419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

21–23 August. Saladin crushes a rebellion by Sudanese forces of the Fatimid army at the Battle of the Blacks consolidating his power in Egypt. 15 October