Fatamid Dynasty (Egypt) (jan 1, 969 – jan 1, 1171)
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Successor to Abbasids in Egypt
Came from Maghreb to rule Egypt
First group after Abbasids to call themselves a Caliphate
Caliph was also a religious leader (Shiite)
Turned Cairo into metropolis
IMPORTANT: Ramadan processions, Brocade
Spice trade in Indian Ocean
Reconquered Outremer
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