Islamic History and Culture

The Fatimid Caliphate was a Shia Muslim Caliphate established in North Africa by Abu Muhammad Abdullah al Mahdi. The caliphate based in Egypt ended in 1171. They were followed by The Ayyubis, most notably Sultan Salahau din Ayyubi, a very strict sunni, who took power in 1174 and changed Egypt’s allegiance to the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate in Damascus.