969★★★★★
Fatimids conquer Egypt and found Cairo
The Shia Fatimid Caliphate takes Egypt and builds Cairo as its new capital, along with the al-Azhar mosque.
WarPoliticsReligion· Egypt
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c. 3rd century – c. 11th century★★★★★
The Ghana Empire in West Africa
The Soninke Ghana Empire (Wagadu) flourished in what is now Mauritania and Mali, growing rich from control of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.
DynastyEconomy· Mauritania, Mali
c. 819 – 999★★★★★
The Samanids and Bukhara's golden age
The Persian Samanid dynasty rules Central Asia and Khorasan, making Bukhara and Samarkand cultural and trade centres on the Silk Road.
DynastyCultureEconomy· Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan
907 – 979★★★★★
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
The Tang falls in 907 and China fragments into short-lived northern dynasties and numerous southern kingdoms.
DynastyPolitics· China