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1. Fatimids

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   Culture and Learning
   Under the Fatimids, Cairo became a leading metropolis. The construction of the Al-Azhar University in 972 CE institutionalized Isma'ili learning, though it later transitioned to a more mainstream Sunni orientation. Fatimid libraries, such as the famed Dar al-Hikma (House of Wisdom), were renowned across Tenth Century Eurasia for their collections of philosophical, astronomical, and medical texts. It is commonly documented that Fatimid scholars believed the most accurate scientific measurements could only be …