Fatimid
Americannoun
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any caliph of the North African dynasty, 909–1171, claiming descent from Fatima and Ali.
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any descendant of Fatima and Ali.
noun
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a member of the Muslim dynasty, descended from Fatima, daughter of Mohammed, and Ali, her husband, that ruled over North Africa and parts of Egypt and Syria (909–1171)
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Also called: Fatimite. a descendant of Fatima and Ali
Etymology
Origin of Fatimid
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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For example, Abu Muhammad Abdallah encouraged the Fatimid concept of caliph by taking the title of al-Mahdi, denoting an apocalyptic figure who would vanquish evil and usher in the end of time.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Cairo is characterized in large part by its layers of architecture — Fatimid, Mamluk, Khedival.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022
Much of the initial work will focus on restoring the districts around three grand gates built by Tunisia's Fatimid dynasty, which ruled for two centuries after its army conquered Cairo in 969 A.D.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2021
It was found between two stones in the side of a well at a house in a neighbourhood dating to the Abbasid and Fatimid periods.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2018
After these two great rulers the Fatimid caliphate subsisted for nearly two centuries by no virtue or energy of its own.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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