Fatimid Cairo
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Fatimid Cairo was the medieval capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, serving as a major political, religious, and cultural center of the Ismaili Shia Muslim world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fatimid Cairo canonical | 1 |
| Fatimid city walls | 1 |
| Fatimid court | 1 |
| al-Qāhira al-Muʿizziyya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Fatimid Cairo Context triple: [Ismaili Shia, associatedWith, Fatimid Cairo]
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Fustat
Fustat was the early Islamic capital of Egypt and a major medieval urban center that later became part of Cairo.
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Cairo Citadel
The Cairo Citadel is a historic medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt, that served for centuries as the seat of government and a symbol of the city’s military and political power.
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C.
Kasr Al Ainy
Kasr Al Ainy is a historic medical campus and hospital complex in Cairo that serves as the main site of Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine.
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Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo is the historic commercial and cultural heart of Egypt’s capital, known for its 19th- and early 20th-century architecture, major museums, and bustling urban life.
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E.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fatimid Cairo Target entity description: Fatimid Cairo was the medieval capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, serving as a major political, religious, and cultural center of the Ismaili Shia Muslim world.
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A.
Fustat
Fustat was the early Islamic capital of Egypt and a major medieval urban center that later became part of Cairo.
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B.
Cairo Citadel
The Cairo Citadel is a historic medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt, that served for centuries as the seat of government and a symbol of the city’s military and political power.
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C.
Kasr Al Ainy
Kasr Al Ainy is a historic medical campus and hospital complex in Cairo that serves as the main site of Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine.
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D.
Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo is the historic commercial and cultural heart of Egypt’s capital, known for its 19th- and early 20th-century architecture, major museums, and bustling urban life.
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E.
Tell es-Sultan
Tell es-Sultan is the ancient archaeological mound identified with early Jericho, renowned as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city
ⓘ
medieval capital ⓘ urban settlement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Fatimid art
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid architecture
|
| associatedWithCaliph |
al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh
ⓘ
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh ⓘ al-ʿAzīz Billāh ⓘ
surface form:
al-ʿAzīz bi-llāh
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
|
| associatedWithDynasty |
Fatimid Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid dynasty
|
| capitalOf |
Fatimid Caliphate
ⓘ
Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaili Shia Muslim world
|
| connectedTo |
Fustat
ⓘ
Qataʾiʿ of Ibn Tulun ⓘ |
| country | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Ismaili missionary activity
ⓘ
major intellectual center of the Islamic world ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major hub of Mediterranean trade
ⓘ
terminus of Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid Caliph al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh
Jawhar al-Siqilli ⓘ |
| foundedFor | Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ |
| foundingDate |
4th century AH
ⓘ
969 ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial capital
ⓘ
royal enclosure city ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bab Zuweila
ⓘ
Bab al-Futuh ⓘ Bab al-Nasr ⓘ Bayn al-Qasrayn ⓘ Fatimid Cairo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fatimid city walls
Great Eastern Palace ⓘ Lesser Western Palace ⓘ administrative quarter ⓘ Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Hakim Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
al-Hakim Mosque
army barracks ⓘ main ceremonial avenue (later al-Muʿizz Street) ⓘ markets ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ royal gardens ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | core area of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Cairo ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic architecture in Egypt
ⓘ
later Mamluk urbanism in Cairo ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | al-Qāhir (Mars) ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo
ⓘ
surface form:
Dar al-ʿIlm (House of Knowledge)
Al-Azhar Mosque ⓘ
surface form:
al-Azhar Mosque
|
| originalName |
Cairo
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Qāhira
Fatimid Cairo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
al-Qāhira al-Muʿizziyya
|
| partOf | Cairo ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
administrative center of the Fatimid state
ⓘ
seat of the Fatimid caliph-imam ⓘ |
| religion |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaili Shia Islam
|
| religiousRole |
center of Ismaili jurisprudence
ⓘ
site of major Shiʿi rituals and processions ⓘ |
| successor |
Cairo Citadel
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid Cairo
Mamluk Cairo ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
historic Cairo
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Cairo
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| urbanForm |
planned city
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walled city ⓘ |
| urbanIntegration | eventually merged with Fustat to form greater Cairo agglomeration ⓘ |
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Subject: Fatimid Cairo Description of subject: Fatimid Cairo was the medieval capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, serving as a major political, religious, and cultural center of the Ismaili Shia Muslim world.
Referenced by (4)
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