The Rise of the Fatimids: Caliphs, Ismailis, and a New Empire — Fexingo History copertina

The Rise of the Fatimids: Caliphs, Ismailis, and a New Empire — Fexingo History

The Rise of the Fatimids: Caliphs, Ismailis, and a New Empire — Fexingo History

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 In 909 CE, a revolutionary movement swept out of the deserts of North Africa, led by a man claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima. This episode begins with the founding of the Fatimid Caliphate under al-Mahdi, tracing its origins from the secret Ismaili missionary network (da'wa) to the conquest of Ifriqiya. We meet the Berber Kutama tribes who became the Fatimid army, the city of al-Mahdiyya built as a fortified capital, and the radical claim to universal rule that challenged both the Abbasids in Baghdad and the Umayyads in Cordoba. Lucas and Luna explore how the Fatimids blended religious charisma with military power, laying the groundwork for a dynasty that would later conquer Egypt and found Cairo. The episode dives into the tensions between Ismaili theology and Sunni orthodoxy, the logistics of building a navy from scratch, and the story of the 'hidden imam' that gave the movement its mystique. It's a story of ambition, faith, and the making of a Mediterranean superpower.

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