Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914-915)
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Was the first unsuccesfull Fatimid attempt to conquer Eygpt, at the time part of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Chronology
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January 915: Unable to cross the river to Fustat, al-Qa'im moved, with a large part of his army, around Takin's defences and into the fertile Fayyum Oasis.
August 914: The Kutama raided south along the River Nile and devastated the country, reaching as far as Giza.
August 914: The ambitious Habasa, also known as Ahmad ibn Tulun, was the founder of the Tulunid dynasty in Egypt. He defeated an Abbasid force led by Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid at al-Hanniya before capturing Alexandria on 27 August 914.
June 915: Al-Qa'im evacuated Alexandria hastily and without battle, leaving much of his armament and equipment behind.
January 915: On 8 January 915, in a large-scale battle at Giza, the Fatimids were decisively defeated. With his army collapsing, al-Qa'im retreated to Alexandria, which he entered on 23 January.
Was a Fatimid military campaign in Cyrenaica, at the time part of the Abbasid Caliphate.
February 914: The expedition against Egypt in 914 was led by the Fatimid Caliphate, who successfully took control of Sirte and Ajdabiya after the Abbasid garrisons abandoned the towns without a fight. This marked a significant victory for the Fatimid Caliphate in their campaign against the Abbasid dynasty.
February 914: Habasa entered Barqa.
