Fatimid = Shiya

Named for one of Mohammad's daughters who figured prominently to be against Mohammad's last wife, Ayisha, founder of the Sunnis.

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♲ Bob the Traveler - 2024-09-16 02:58:01 GMT

The forces of the Fatimid vizier of #Damascus won a significant victory over the Byzantines OTD in 944 at the Battle of the Orontes; see where the Orontes river flows through Hamah cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria… #travel #Syria #history