Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

The Fatimids of Cairo

Label
The Fatimids of Cairo
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The Fatimids of Cairo
Oclc number
985048352
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2016
Runtime
30
Summary
Follow the rise of the Fatimids{u2014}history{u2019}s only Shia caliphate{u2014}in political and religious opposition to the Baghdad-based Abbasids. Witness the founding of Cairo as the new Fatimid capital, and examine the enlightened leadership of the 4th and 5th Fatimid caliphs, under whom Cairo became the most important city in the Islamic world
Technique
live action
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