Liam O'Mara IV, PhD2d ago
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1099 the #FirstCrusade's siege of #Jerusalem began. When they broke the #Fatimid defences just over a month later, the Latin soldiers slaughtered the population — #Muslims, #Christians, and #Jews alike. The brutality of this conquest still reverberates.
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✧ Blue Quran ✧

The Blue Quran is an early Quranic manuscript, distinguished by its use of gold Kufic script on indigo-dyed parchment. The exact origin of the Blue Quran is unknown. Scholars have proposed that the manuscript was created under the Abbasid, Fatimid, or Umayyad caliphates, or the Aghlabid or Kalbid dynasties; this would mean it was produced bet...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Quran

Bob the TravelerApr 6
The second #Fatimid invasion of Egypt began OTD in 919, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, set out from Raqqada at the head of his army https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #travel #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

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Bob the TravelerApr 3
Abu'l-Hasan Ali al-Adil ibn al-Sallar served as the vizier of the #Fatimid Caliphate under Caliph al-Zafir, he was assassinated OTD in 1154 at the behest of his ambitious stepson Abbas, who succeeded him as vizier https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMar 25
Collapse of unified administration in the Mashriq created chaos in which bad actors thrived. The #GreatGermanPilgrimage to Jerusalem was attacked at #Caesarea by Bedouin bandits on #ThisDayInHistory in 1065. Survivors were rescued two days later by the #Fatimid governor of Ramla.
Bob the TravelerMar 16
Takin al-Khazari, who died OTD in 1933, served three times as governor of Egypt, being twice deposed due to #Fatimid invasions https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #travel #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World
Bob the TravelerMar 13
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who died OTD in 1021, was the sixth #Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismaili imam https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World
Bob the TravelerFeb 9
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, born OTD in 882, became the autonomous ruler of Egypt and parts of Syria, founding the Ikhshidid dynasty which ruled the region until the #Fatimid conquest of 969 https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World
Bob the TravelerFeb 2
Jawhar ibn Abdallah, who died OTD in 992, was a #Fatimid general who led the conquest of western North Africa, serving as viceroy of Egypt and laying out the new city of Cairo https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #travel #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World
Bob the TravelerJan 10
Abū Tamīm Ma‘ad al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh was the eighth caliph of the #Fatimid Caliphate from 1036 until his death OTD in 1094; he was one of the longest reigning Muslim rulers https://toilet-guru.com/fatimid.html?s=mb #travel #history
Fatimid Water Jar Stand (909-1171) — Toilets of the World

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) water jar stand, a kilga, supporting a habb. It's from Egypt or Syria. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.

Toilets of the World