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At the very end of the Hijri era's third century (297 ah/909 ce), the Islamic world was shaken by the proclamation of the Fatimid caliphate in Ifrīqiya. Claiming to be the rightful leaders of the ...

One country without a clear birthday is Egypt. The U.K. recognized Egypt as a country in 1922, but the Fatimid Caliphate conquered Egypt back in 969. One could even argue that Egypt was born when ...