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Modern Egypt
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Modern Egypt

2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo do...

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Egyptian Revolution of 2011
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Egyptian Revolution of 2011

25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...

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Egypt Under Ottoman Rule
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Egypt Under Ottoman Rule

1517–1798 CE — Egypt remains formally part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries while powerful local military households gain substantial autonomy. Agricultural taxes a...

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Ottoman Empire Conquers Egypt
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Ottoman Empire Conquers Egypt

1517 CE — Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and incorporates Egypt into the Ottoman Empire. Cairo loses its status as the capital of an independent r...

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Mamluk Egypt
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Mamluk Egypt

1250–1517 CE — Military elites known as Mamluks seize political control and establish a powerful sultanate centered on Cairo. They defeat Mongol forces at Ain Jalut an...

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Al-Azhar Is Established
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Al-Azhar Is Established

970–972 CE — The Fatimids establish the mosque and teaching institution that develops into al-Azhar. Over the centuries it becomes one of the most influential centers ...

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Cairo Is Founded
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Cairo Is Founded

969 CE — Fatimid forces establish al-Qahira, Cairo, as a new royal and military city. The settlement grows beside older Fustat and eventually absorbs it into an enormo...

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Fatimids Conquer Egypt
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Fatimids Conquer Egypt

969 CE — The Isma'ili Shi'a Fatimid Caliphate conquers Egypt and establishes a new political center north of Fustat. Egypt becomes the heart of a powerful caliphate ex...

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