Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919-921)

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Was the second unsuccesfull Fatimid attempt to conquer Eygpt, at the time part of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Chronology

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July 919: The vanguard arrived before Alexandria on 9 July 919. The arrival of the Fatimid expeditionary force in July 919 caught the city's governor, Dhuka's son Muzaffar, by surprise. Along with his aides and many of the populace, he fled without giving battle.

August 919: Fatimid caliph al-Qa'im left Alexandria and, bypassing Giza, took over the fertile Fayyum Oasis.

July 921: On 28 June, Mu'nis and Takin, along with Thamal's fleet, set out to with all their forces to attack Fayyum. Once the Abbasid forces began to advance into the oasis, on 8 July al-Qa'im ordered the retreat.

July 921: The city was captured with relative ease from its Kutama garrison (May/June 921).