The family of the Fatimid general Jawhar…
958 CE
The family of the Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli originated from the Emirate of Sicily (hence his epithet the Sicilian).
He had come as a slave to North Africa and, because of his intelligence and cunning, had been sent to the Caliph Ismail al-Mansur.
Under his son al-Muizz, he had gained his freedom and become his personal secretary.
Soon he was Vizir and the highest-ranking military commander of the Fatimids.
In this role, he has resumed the expansion of the Fatimids.
He takes Ifgan, the capital of the rebellious Kharijite Banu Ya'la tribesmen.
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Arab people
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Berber people (also called Amazigh people or Imazighen, "free men", singular Amazigh)
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Islam
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Muslims, Kharijite
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Muslims, Shi'a
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Ismailism
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Sicily, Emirate of
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
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Longobardia, Theme of
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Córdoba, (Umayyad) Caliphate of
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Ifriqiya, Fatimid Caliphate of
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Kalbids
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