Event Fatimid conquest of Egypt

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The troops of the Fatimid Caliphate under the general Jawhar captured Egypt, at the time ruled by the autonomous Ikhshidid dynasty in the name of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Chronology

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  • June 969: In May 969, the Fatimid army entered the Nile Delta. Jawhar occupied Alexandria without resistance.
  • July 969: On 3 July, the two armies clashed, and the Fatimids prevailed. No details are known, but the entire Ikhshidid force sent from Giza to oppose the Fatimids was destroyed. The rest of the Ikhshidid troops then abandoned Rawda and dispersed, leaving Fustat.
  • June 969: A Fatimid vanguard advanced towards the Fayyum oasis.
  • June 969: A Fatimid vanguard advanced towards the Fayyum oasis.