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According to the Met's timeline, the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim rededicated a mosque begun by his father, and the mosque played a critical role in the ceremonial and processions of the state. What that tells us about a mosque as a stage of rule, and what it leaves undated.
The founding of Cairo, the founding of the mosque of al-Azhar and the setting up of the institution of learning beside it are sometimes presented as one act. The sources give them different dates, 969, 970, 972 and 988, and this article keeps them apart.
The Fatimid amir and vizier Badr al-Jamali commissioned monumental gates for Cairo's walls in 1087 and 1092. According to the Met's timeline, their stonework was built by Armenian architects from Edessa. What that claim shows about connections, and what it leaves out.
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