Cairo: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Cairo: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
973 AD
Capital of Fatimid Caliphate
1169 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of the Blacks
1172 AD
Capital of Ayyubid Dynasty
1218 AD
Capital of Ayyubid Dynasty
1250 AD
Capital of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
1609 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Eyalet of Misir (Egypt), part of Ottoman Empire
1798 AD
Mentioned in: Revolt of Cairo, part of War of the Second Coalition
1801 AD
Mentioned in Event: Mediterranean campaign of 1798
1801 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Cairo, part of War of the Second Coalition
1806 AD
Capital of Egypt Eyalet
1867 AD
Capital of Egypt Khedivate (Ottoman Empire)
1882 AD
Mentioned in Event: Anglo-Egyptian War
1882 AD
Capital of Egypt Khedivate (Great Britain)
1914 AD
Capital of Sultanate of Egypt
1922 AD
Capital of Kingdom of Egypt
1953 AD
Capital of Arab Republic of Egypt
1958 AD
Capital of United Arab Republic
1958 AD
Capital of United Arab States
2011 AD
Mentioned in: camel battle
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Al Qāhirah, part of Arab Republic of Egypt