// Middle Ages
Fatimid Caliphate
- Period
- AD 911 – AD 1176
- Duration
- approx. 265 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 970
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.9 million km²
Period and duration
Fatimid Caliphate — according to the map data from AD 911 to AD 1176, roughly 265 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Fatimid Caliphate — greatest extent around AD 970: the mapped borders then cover about 1.9 million km², roughly 1.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 910)
- Tulunids
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Aghlabid Dynasty
After
Neighbours around AD 970
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 970 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Fatimid Caliphate on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.