| Tulunid and Fatimid Dynasties in Egypt |
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| 868 |
Ahmed Ibn Tulun, the founder of the state of Tulunids, named Caliph in Egypt. |
| 868 - 905 |
The rise of the Tulunid dynasty in Egypt. |
| 953 - 975 |
Al-Muizz, Fatimid Caliph. |
| 969 |
The rise of the state of Fatimids in Egypt. |
| 970 |
The expansion of the Fatimid state to include Damascus. |
| 973 |
Cairo became the capital of Fatimid Caliphate. |
| 975 - 996 |
Al-Aziz, Fatimid Caliph in Cairo. |
| 996 - 1021 |
Al-Hakim succeeded Al-Aziz in Cairo. |
| 1009 |
Destruction of the Holy Sepulcher. |
| 1021 - 1036 |
Al-Zahir, Fatimid Caliph. |
| 1036 - 1094 |
Al-Mustansir Bi-Llah, Fatimid Caliph. |
| 1171 - 1193 |
Salah Ed-Din Al-Ayyubi became Sultan of Egypt and Syria. |
| 1171 - 1250 |
The rise of the Ayybid dynasty. |
