The Founder of Cairo : The Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mu'izz and his Era (Ismaili Texts and Translations)

The reign of the founder of Cairo, the Fatimid imam-caliph al-Mu?izz li-din allah, marks a watershed in the transformation of the Fatimid state from a regional north african dynasty to an expansive Mediterranean empire and the dissemination of the Fatimid's authority.