Founding of Cairo
The Fatimids build a capital, soon home to al-Azhar
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The Fatimid general Jawhar conquered Egypt and founded a new city, al-Qahira, next to Fustat. Cairo became the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate, and the al-Azhar mosque founded soon after grew into a leading centre of Islamic learning.
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- 966 Baptism of Poland — 3 years earlier
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- Vladimir the Great (aged 9)
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- Edgar the Peaceful (aged 26)
- Otto II (aged 14)
- Yaropolk I (aged 14)