Mahdia is made the capital city of…

921 CE

Mahdia is made the capital city of Ifriqiya upon its founded by the Fatimids under the Caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi in 921.

It has been chosen as the capital because of its proximity to the sea, and the promontory on which an important military settlement had been since the time of the Phoenicians: the city was classically known as Ruspae and later as Henchir Sbia or just Sbia.

The Mahdia shipwreck—a sunken ship found off Mahdia's shore, containing Greek art treasures—is dated to about 80 BCE, the early part of Roman rule in this region.

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Mahdia Al-Mahdiyah Tunisia View →

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Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah View →

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Arab people View → Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh) View → Egypt in the Middle Ages View → Ismailism View → Ifriqiya, Fatimid Caliphate of View →

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Islamic Golden Age View →

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