{"slug": "jawhar-general", "label": "Jawhar (general)", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawhar_%28general%29", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559554", "qid": "Q559554", "description": "10th-century Fatimid military officer", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [958, 992], "span_label": ["958 CE", "992 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "fatimid-caliphate", "label": "Fatimid Caliphate", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "egypt-in-the-middle-ages", "label": "Egypt in the Middle Ages", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "damascus", "label": "Damascus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "cairo", "label": "Cairo", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "qarmatians", "label": "Qarmatians", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "morocco", "label": "Morocco", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christianity", "label": "Christianity", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "islam", "label": "Islam", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nubia", "label": "Nubia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "algeria", "label": "Algeria", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 958, "year_label": "958 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Fatimid general Abu al-Hasan Jawhar ibn Abd Allah takes Ifgan, the capital of the rebellious Kharijite Banu Ya'la tribe. In the following two years, Jawhar conquers most of the north of modern-day Morocco and Algeria. In particular, he conquers the cities of Tangier, Sijilmasa and Tlemcen.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364468198#Africa", "title": "958", "revid": 1364468198, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 967, "year_label": "967 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli launches a military campaign in the west of the Maghreb. He resumes his expansion, together with the Zirids, and conquers Fez (modern-day Morocco).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919490#Arabian_Empire", "title": "967", "revid": 1364919490, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Empire"}}, {"year": 969, "year_label": "969 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 6", "text": "February 6–July 9 – Fatimid conquest of Egypt: Caliph Al-Mu'izz's army under General Jawhar invades Egypt. Jawhar occupies the lands around the Nile from the Ikhshidids after a siege at Giza and the capitulation of Fustat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365590679#Africa", "title": "969", "revid": 1365590679, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 971, "year_label": "971 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt: The Qarmatians under al-Hasan al-A'sam invade Syria, recently conquered by the Fatimid Caliphate, capturing Damascus and Ramla, defeating a major Fatimid army and blockading another in Jaffa. A subsequent invasion of Egypt leads to widespread anti-Fatimid revolts in the Nile Delta, but the delay allows the Fatimid general Jawhar to prepare his defences, leading to the decisive Qarmatian at Ayn Shams on 24 December and the collapse of the invasion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364918921#Middle_East", "title": "971", "revid": 1364918921, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 974, "year_label": "974 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qarmatians are defeated north of Cairo by Fatimid forces under General Jawhar al-Siqilli. He consolidates Fatimid rule and sends a legation to the Christian land of Nubia to secure the southern border of Egypt. Arab traders introduce Islam to the population, which gradually supplants Christianity.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341513416#Africa", "title": "974", "revid": 1341513416, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 979, "year_label": "979 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Jawhar as-Siqilli is dismissed as vizier of Egypt after an unsuccessful campaign in Syria (near Damascus). He is replaced by Ya'qub ibn Killis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341908361#Africa", "title": "979", "revid": 1341908361, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 990, "year_label": "990 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque by orders of the Fatimid vizier Gawar Al-Siqilli begins in Cairo (modern Egypt).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341908655#Africa", "title": "990", "revid": 1341908655, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 992, "year_label": "992 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 1", "text": "February 1 – Jawhar al-Siqilli, Fatimid general", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364919750#Deaths", "title": "992", "revid": 1364919750, "section": "Deaths"}}]}