i need to know how the economy of the fatimid empire was.?

Question

please gimme link of info leading to the discovery of this ?

Answer 1

I googled "Fatimid Empire" and found several sites. Check the links below.

"The Fatimids had their origins in what is modern Tunisia but after the conquest of Egypt about 970 CE, they relocated to a new capital, Cairo.
Under the Fatimids, Egypt became the center of an empire that included at its peak North Africa, Sicily, Palestine, Syria, the Red Sea coast of Africa, Yemen and the Hejaz. Under the Fatimids, Egypt flourished and developed an extensive trade network in both the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, which eventually determined the economic course of Egypt during the High Middle Ages." [1]

"Because the Fatimids were one of the most formidable naval powers of their time, they controlled both the Red Sea and the eastern Mediterranean seaways. They profitably used their navy to expand their empire; thus Fatimid power was respected from Sicily... to Sind ... The navy also served to protect this vast coastline and the major sea routes. The protection afforded by the navy greatly encouraged sea commerce and Cairo quickly became a major transhipment point between the Mediterranean and the southern seas. The Egyptians reaped a great wealth from the sea commerce so that the capital of the Fatimids continued to prosper." [2]