First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt

When

Aug 971 – Dec 971

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

32.30° N, 33.55° E

Description

conflict between Qarmatians and Egyptians

Placed at the middle of the 2 places Wikidata lists.

The first Qarmatian invasion of Egypt took place in 971, when the Qarmatians of Bahrayn unsuccessfully invaded Egypt, which had recently been conquered by the Fatimid Caliphate. Both the Qarmatians and the Fatimids were offshoots of the Isma'ili sect of Shi'a Islam, but belonged to different and rival branches.

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