1096 The Fatimite caliph, Mustali, takes Jerusalem.

1099 The crusaders succeed in getting the whole of Asia Minor.

1118 Death of Mustazhir. His son, Mustarshid, succeeds.

1135 Murder of Mustarshid by the Assassins. His son, Rashid, succeeds.

1136 Rashid defends Baghdad against the Turks, but is murdered by the Assassins. His uncle, Muktafi, succeeds. He is captured by the Ghuz Turks and carried about in an iron cage, but afterwards escapes.

1160 Death of Muktafi. His son, Mustanjid, succeeds. His reign is marked by great disorders in Persia, where the governors have all made themselves independent.

1170 Death of Mustanjid. His son, Mustadi, succeeds.

1171 Saladin, sultan of Egypt, destroys the Fatimite dynasty.

1180 Death of Mustadi. His son, Nasir, succeeds. He recognises the usurpation of Saladin.