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Mustansirite Hardship
The Mustansirite Hardship was a prolonged crisis in Fatimid Egypt from 1064 to 1071, caused by seven consecutive years of catastrophically low Nile floods. According to the Fatimid Caliphate profile, it killed an estimated 40,000 people, halved Cairo's population and broke the army into warring factions. Named after the reigning caliph al-Mustansir, it was a major turning point in the decline of the Fatimid Caliphate.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mustansirite Hardship. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mustansirite-hardship
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