Medieval Egypt
Debby Hao
March 9, 2017
History 9
Egypt a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East. And Egyptian pharaohs flourished for 3000 years. And Alexander the Great recaptured Egypt in 323 B.C. After that, Egypt was a part of Greece. Under the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt has become an advanced social civilization. (Smith,C.G 2016) In 3,000 B.C.E, Egypt is a country, but now there are mostly desert, but near the Nile River is a very rich place, so the Nile River is very important to the Egyptians. The Nile River is the longest river in the world, they can grew lots of kinds of foods …show more content…
Shīʿite Fāṭimid dynasty attacked Egypt, the appointment of Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj, from Sogdiana in Central Asia, in 935, a governor took bold measures, with money and troops. Restore Egypt's influence, beat Fāṭimids. And he set up a dynasty. His son is a prince the title of ikhshīd, but their power is not their own, it’s their Abyssinian slave tutor, Abū al-Misk Kāfūr. In 968 Kāfūr was died, the Ikhshīdids can't keep the order of the army. The following year, he attacked Egypt again. It was a great success, the Fāṭimid general Jawhar captured Berber army.( Goldschmidt,A.E 2016) In 973, Fāṭimid established a dramatic change in the Islamic Egypt. In Politically, Fāṭimids and Ṭūlūnids are rivals. In fact, claiming just a purpose, early in order to achieve world domination, Kill Abbāsid in process. In the end, they don’t success.
At the beginning of the 11th century, Fāṭimids has a lot of authority, the Fāṭimid caliph could said sovereignty over the whole of coastal North Africa, Sicily, the Hejaz and Yemen in Arabia, and southern Syria and Palestine. In addition to Egypt, he has no military control. Fāṭimid declined in the eleventh century and abandoned its imperial vision.(Jones,M
Debby Hao
March 9, 2017
History 9
Egypt a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa. Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East. And Egyptian pharaohs flourished for 3000 years. And Alexander the Great recaptured Egypt in 323 B.C. After that, Egypt was a part of Greece. Under the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt has become an advanced social civilization. (Smith,C.G 2016) In 3,000 B.C.E, Egypt is a country, but now there are mostly desert, but near the Nile River is a very rich place, so the Nile River is very important to the Egyptians. The Nile River is the longest river in the world, they can grew lots of kinds of foods …show more content…
Shīʿite Fāṭimid dynasty attacked Egypt, the appointment of Muḥammad ibn Ṭughj, from Sogdiana in Central Asia, in 935, a governor took bold measures, with money and troops. Restore Egypt's influence, beat Fāṭimids. And he set up a dynasty. His son is a prince the title of ikhshīd, but their power is not their own, it’s their Abyssinian slave tutor, Abū al-Misk Kāfūr. In 968 Kāfūr was died, the Ikhshīdids can't keep the order of the army. The following year, he attacked Egypt again. It was a great success, the Fāṭimid general Jawhar captured Berber army.( Goldschmidt,A.E 2016) In 973, Fāṭimid established a dramatic change in the Islamic Egypt. In Politically, Fāṭimids and Ṭūlūnids are rivals. In fact, claiming just a purpose, early in order to achieve world domination, Kill Abbāsid in process. In the end, they don’t success.
At the beginning of the 11th century, Fāṭimids has a lot of authority, the Fāṭimid caliph could said sovereignty over the whole of coastal North Africa, Sicily, the Hejaz and Yemen in Arabia, and southern Syria and Palestine. In addition to Egypt, he has no military control. Fāṭimid declined in the eleventh century and abandoned its imperial vision.(Jones,M