Quand le calife prend la route: Le transfert du califat fatimide d'Ifrïqiya en Egypte et la traversée de la Libye par le calife al-Mu'izz en 973.

After several attempts, the Fatimids finally took over Egypt in 968, where a new capital, Cairo, was founded to receive the caliph al-Mu'izz. He left IfrTqiya in 972 to reach his new caliphal residence, and began a journey of several months across the Libyan desert. This study focuses on the resourc...

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Published in:	Médiévales Vol. 89; pp. 77 - 91
Main Author:	Mouton, Jean-Michel
Format:	Article
Published:	Presses Universitaires de Vincennes automne2025
Subjects:	Caliphate Egyptian history Tunisians Leadership Voyages & travels Egypt Cairo (Egypt)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost