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Arab Warriors Fighting on Horseback, 12th Century

Fatimid illustration of two warriors fighting on horseback. The Fatimid dynasty of Ismaili Shi'a muslims controlled an empire in North Africa and the Middle East from 909 to 1171 AD, with Egypt as the center of their caliphate. They took their name from Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, from whom the Fatimids claimed descent.

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Title: Arab Warriors Fighting on Horseback, 12th Century

Caption: Fatimid illustration of two warriors fighting on horseback. The Fatimid dynasty of Ismaili Shi'a muslims controlled an empire in North Africa and the Middle East from 909 to 1171 AD, with Egypt as the center of their caliphate. They took their name from Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, from whom the Fatimids claimed descent.

Category: ILLUSTRATION • History: Middle Ages

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 4230 × 2934 px | 35.5 MB

Print size: 35.8 × 24.8 cm | 1665.4 × 1155.1 in (300 dpi)

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