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The Fatimid [[Caliphate]] was a rival [[Shiite]] caliphate to the [[Abbasids]], and flourished in North [[Africa]] from the 10th century until the 12th.
They began in what is now [[Tunisia]] and conquered [[Egypt]] in 972, thereafter becoming an important power in the middle east, reaching a zenith in the early 11th century.
The most notable Fatimid caliph is Al-Hakim, who was (and still is) worshipped as a god by the [[Druze]] sect of [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]].
The Fatimid state was an early example of a [[meritocracy]] - whilst officially Shiite, [[Sunnis]], [[Christians]] and [[Jews]] were all able to ascend to high office.
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