Fiscal Policy, Administration, and Coinage in Fatimid Egypt (969–1171)

Start

End

Jul 1, 969

Fatimids conquer Egypt and assume fiscal control

JawharIkhshidid administration

Jul 1, 969

Founding of Cairo as a new capital-city

CairoJawhar

Apr 4, 970

Construction begins on al-Azhar Mosque

al-Azhar MosqueIsma'ili ideology

Jun 1, 973

Fatimid court transfers formally to Cairo

Fatimid courtCairo

Jan 1, 991

Death of Ya'qub ibn Killis ends formative phase

Ya'qub ibn

Timeline

9691020107011211171

|Privacy Policy

Authored by

Michael Carrico|Updated Apr 23, 2026

9691020107011211171

Michael Carrico

Updated:Apr 23, 2026

|Privacy Policy

Library Fatimid Caliphate

Fiscal Policy, Administration, and Coinage in Fatimid Egypt (969–1171)

100%

1 hidden

Fatimids conquer Egypt and assume fiscal control

Founding of Cairo as a new capital-city

Construction begins on al-Azhar Mosque

Fatimid court transfers formally to Cairo

Death of Ya'qub ibn Killis ends formative phase

Fiscal Policy, Administration, and Coinage in Fatimid Egypt (969–1171)

Fatimids conquer Egypt and assume fiscal control

Founding of Cairo as a new capital-city

Construction begins on al-Azhar Mosque

Fatimid court transfers formally to Cairo

Vizierate established under Ya'qub ibn Killis

Death of Ya'qub ibn Killis ends formative phase

Badr al-Jamali appointed vizier amid crisis

Stone refortification of Cairo under Badr al-Jamali

al-Afdal Shahanshah dominates state administration

New mint (Dār al-Ḍarb) created in Cairo

al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi becomes vizier

Vizier al-Bata'ihi arrested and vizierate left vacant

al-Salih Tala'i Mosque built by vizier Ibn Ruzzik

Abbasid caliph named in Cairo Friday khutba

Death of al-'Adid ends Fatimid regime in Egypt