al-Mansuriya

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al-Mansuriya was a 10th-century planned royal city in Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) that served as the political and ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate before their move to Egypt.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
former capital ⓘ
planned city ⓘ
royal city ⓘ
abandonedAfter Fatimid move to Egypt ⓘ
associatedDynasty Fatimid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
builtBy Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
capitalOf Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
constructionBegan c. 946 ⓘ
constructionEnded c. 972 ⓘ
declineBegan after 973 ⓘ
era Islamic Golden Age ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists in 20th century ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
foundedBy al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ
functionedAs residence of the Fatimid caliph ⓘ
hadFeature administrative buildings ⓘ
ceremonial avenues ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
gates ⓘ
markets ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
inspiredBy Abbasid circular city of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to: Baghdad

Samarra ⓘ
locatedIn Ifriqiya ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
locatedInPresentDay Tunisia ⓘ
locatedNear Kairouan ⓘ
namedAfter al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah ⓘ
nearModernSettlement al-Mansuriya (modern village near Kairouan) ⓘ
linked to: al-Mansuriya
notableFor monumental palace architecture ⓘ
planned ceremonial urban layout ⓘ
partOf Fatimid architectural heritage ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid art
precededBy Mahdia as Fatimid capital ⓘ
region Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
religiousAffiliation Isma'ili Shi'a Islam (state religion of its rulers) ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
servedAs capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya ⓘ
ceremonial center of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
political center of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
status ruined city ⓘ
succeededBy Cairo as Fatimid capital ⓘ
urbanPlanType circular city ⓘ
usedFor administration of Ifriqiya ⓘ
court ceremonies ⓘ
military parades ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fatimid Caliphate → capital → al-Mansuriya ⓘ
al-Mansuriya → nearModernSettlement → al-Mansuriya (modern village near Kairouan) ⓘ
linked to: al-Mansuriya