The Fatimids 2: The Rule from Egypt

Cover\nTitle page\nCopyright page\nContents\nAcknowledgements\nNote on the Text\nIntroduction\nChapter 1 The Arrival of the Fatimids in Egypt\n	The Fatimids in North Africa\n	The Entry into Egypt\nChapter 2 The Genesis of Fatimid Rule in Egypt\n	Egypt: The Gift of the Nile\n	Egyptian Witnesses of a New Age\n	The Spread of the Empire\n	Neighbours and Rivals\n	The Consolidation of Egypt and the Final Years of al-Muʿizz’s reign\nChapter 3 Towards an Inclusive Empire\n	The People of Egypt\n	The Struggle for Syria and the Inclusion of the Turks\n	The New Administration of Egypt\n	Managing Diverse Communities\nChapter 4 The Composition of the State\n	Cairo: A New Metropolis\n	The Government Diwans\n	The Pillars of Law and Justice\n	The Public Ceremonials\n	The Last Campaign of al-Aziz\n	The Succession of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah\n	The Fatimid Daʿwa and the Abbasid Resurgence\nChapter 5 Science and Scholarship in the City Victorious\n	Towards a Knowledge Society\n	The Scientists of Cairo\n	The Fatimid Daʿwa in the New Millennium\n	Turmoil and Restoration of Order\n	The Demise of al-Hakim and the Rise of Sitt al-Mulk\nChapter 6 The Empire of the Seas\n	The Fatimid Mapmaker\n	The Fatimid Seafaring World\n	Tinnis: The City of Five Thousand Looms\n	Connections to the Indian Ocean\nChapter 7 The Fluctuations of Fatimid Rule\n	Al-Musabbihi and the Yearning for Past Years\n	The New Regencies\n	Al-Muʾayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi\n	Hakim Nasir-i Khusraw\n	Egypt’s Great Calamity\n	From Empire to Egyptian State\n	The Question of Succession\n	The Flourishes of the Fatimid Daʿwa\nChapter 8 Late Fatimid Egypt and the Heirs of Empire\n	The Fatimids and the Onset of the Crusades\n	The Egyptian Revival\n	The Renewal of Art, Architecture, and the Moonlit Mosque\n	The Consolidation of the Nizari Daʿwa in Iran\n	Al-Amir’s Decree\n	The Question of Succession\n	The Hafizi Dawla\n	The Tayyibi Daʿwa in Yemen\n	The Finale of Fatimid Rule\nConclusion: Glimpses of the Fatimid Legacy\nGlossary\nNotes\nFurther Reading\nList of Illustrations\nIndex\nWorld of Islam Series\nThe Institute of Ismaili Studies