The Fatimid [[Caliphate]] was a rival [[Shiite]] caliphate to the [[Abbasids]], and flourished in North [[Africa]] from the 10th century until the 12th. | The Fatimid [[Caliphate]] was a rival [[Shiite]] caliphate to the [[Abbasids]], and flourished in North [[Africa]] from the 10th century until the 12th. |