Decline and Fall of the Fatimid Caliphate and Saladin's Takeover (1167–1171)

1. Battle of al-Bābayn fought near Giza

   Mar 18, 1167Labels: Sh rk, Saladin, Giza

   • Britannica
   • Battle Babain

2. Crusaders besiege Alexandria held by Saladin

   Jun 1, 1167Labels: Saladin, Alexandria, Amalric I

   • Alexandria siege
   • WHE Zengids

3. Amalric invades Egypt and sacks Bilbays

   Oct 20, 1168Labels: Amalric I, Bilbays, Egypt

   • Year 1168
   • Britannica

4. Fusṭāṭ burned on Shawar’s orders

   Nov 1, 1168Labels: Shawar, Fus, Cairo

   • Shawar
   • Fustat

5. Shīrkūh installed as Fatimid vizier

   Jan 18, 1169Labels: Sh rk, Fatimid vizier, Cairo

   • Shirkuh
   • Britannica

6. Shawar executed after Syrian takeover

   Jan 18, 1169Labels: Shawar, Execution, Cairo

   • Shawar
   • Shirkuh

7. Death of Shīrkūh creates power vacuum

   Mar 23, 1169Labels: Sh rk, Succession crisis, Syrian commanders

   • Shirkuh
   • Al Adid

8. Saladin appointed vizier of the Fatimids

   Mar 26, 1169Labels: Saladin, Fatimid vizier, Cairo

   • Al Adid
   • Britannica

9. Battle of the Blacks consolidates Saladin’s rule

   Aug 21, 1169Labels: Battle of, Saladin, Black troops

   • Battle Blacks
   • Al Adid

10. Crusader–Byzantine siege of Damietta fails

    Oct 25, 1169Labels: Damietta, Amalric I, Byzantine forces

    • Damietta siege
    • Year 1169

11. Sunni legal and ritual changes begin in Egypt

    Aug 25, 1170Labels: Sunni reforms, Judiciary, Egypt

    • Battle Blacks
    • Britannica

12. Abbasid caliph named in Cairo khutba

    Sep 10, 1171Labels: Khutba change, Abbasid caliph, Cairo

    • Al Adid
    • Ibn al Athir

13. Death of al-ʿĀḍid seals Fatimid collapse

    Sep 13, 1171Labels: al- id, Death, Fatimid collapse

    • Al Adid
    • Britannica