The
Romans establish a
fortress town on the east bank of the
Nile river (1st century)
Medieval Cairo
The town is conquered by the
Muslims and the conquerors settle to the north of the Babylon Fortress, in an area that became known as
Fustat (640 AD)
The
Fatimids found the city of Cairo in 969 as the new capital of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Caliph
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah gives Cairo its present name, al-Qāhiratu (The Victorious) (973)
Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo (1168)
Saladin, the first
Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo (1174)
The
Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the
Mamluk Sultanate (1250)
The
Romans establish a
fortress town on the east bank of the
Nile river (1st century)
Medieval Cairo
The town is conquered by the
Muslims and the conquerors settle to the north of the Babylon Fortress, in an area that became known as
Fustat (640 AD)
The
Fatimids found the city of Cairo in 969 as the new capital of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Caliph
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah gives Cairo its present name, al-Qāhiratu (The Victorious) (973)
Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo (1168)
Saladin, the first
Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo (1174)
The
Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the
Mamluk Sultanate (1250)