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Which Fatimid caliphs ruled from Mahdiyyah before the conquest of Egypt?
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Before the Fatimid conquest of Egypt in 969, the Fatimid caliphs ruled from their capital at al-Mahdiyyah in present-day Tunisia. The caliphs who governed from this location were:1
- al-Mahdī (the founder of the dynasty, who established the capital in 920)1
- al-Qāʾim (reigned 934–946)1
- al-Manṣūr (reigned 946–953)1
- al-Muʿizz (reigned 953–975; he moved the center of power to Egypt after the conquest)21