Cairo

Region: Egypt & North Africa · Coordinates: 30.063, 31.250 · 8 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 1154William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaCivil war in Egypt; the vizier flees and is killed by our men, and a prisoner is taken.
AD 1163William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaThe king goes down to Egypt and fights the vizier Dirgham; Shirkuh leads Shawar into Egypt, and Dirgham asks for peace.
AD 1164William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaThe vizier Dirgham is murdered by his own men; Shawar becomes vizier and calls the king; the king goes down to Egypt and drives out Shirkuh.
AD 1167William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaThe king follows Shirkuh down to Egypt and aids the Egyptians.
AD 1167William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaThe agreement is carried out: the caliph extends his right hand to Hugh of Caesarea as confirmation.
AD 1168William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaThe king breaks the agreement he made with Egypt and leads his army down to Egypt.
AD 1169William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the SeaShirkuh seizes Egypt, kills the vizier, and shortly afterward dies himself.
AD 1496Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan)Askia Muhammad meets the Abbasid caliph and is appointed Songhai's deputy (given a hat and turban)
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