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About Jawhar from Cavtat, founder of Cairo
- "the Fatimid general Jawhar (a former slave of Dalmatian origin)" - The Cambridge History of Africa volume 3 by Roland Oliver - 1977
- "On 6 February 969 the Fatimid army under the command of the Slav general, Jawhar, marched from Qayrawan in the direction of Egypt" - The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning by Heinz Halm - 1997
- Abu al-Hasan Jawhar, originally from Southern Dalmatia, was brought to Kairouan (now in Tunisia) after being kidnapped by Muslim pirates.As a slave he served several masters, and he was granted his freedom by Al-Mu'izz, the son of Ifriqiya Caliph Al-Mansur. He became the vizier and the highest-ranking military commander of the Fatimids. In this role he resumed the expansion of the Fatimids and, together with the Zirids, conquered Fez in Northern Morocco, and pushed towards the Atlantic. Only the strongholds of Ceuta and Tangier could be retained by the Umayyads of Córdoba. (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawhar_(general)] Wikipedia)
- mentioned in book by Leo Africnus Della descrittione dell’Africa et delle cose notabili che iui sono, (Description of Africa) published in 1550 - NB Only the Latin and French editions of the book state his ethnicity
- mentioned in book by Jakov Lukarević Opširni izvod iz dubrovačkih ljetopisa u četiri knjige (Copioso ristretto de gli annali di Rausa, libri quattro, 1605)
About Dalmatinac Djawhar, utemeljitelj Kaira (Hrvatski)
- "the Fatimid general Jawhar (a former slave of Dalmatian origin)" - The Cambridge History of Africa volume 3 by Roland Oliver - 1977
- "On 6 February 969 the Fatimid army under the command of the Slav general, Jawhar, marched from Qayrawan in the direction of Egypt" - The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning by Heinz Halm - 1997
- Abu al-Hasan Jawhar, originally from Southern Dalmatia, was brought to Kairouan (now in Tunisia) after being kidnapped by Muslim pirates.As a slave he served several masters, and he was granted his freedom by Al-Mu'izz, the son of Ifriqiya Caliph Al-Mansur. He became the vizier and the highest-ranking military commander of the Fatimids. In this role he resumed the expansion of the Fatimids and, together with the Zirids, conquered Fez in Northern Morocco, and pushed towards the Atlantic. Only the strongholds of Ceuta and Tangier could be retained by the Umayyads of Córdoba. (from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawhar_(general)] Wikipedia)
- mentioned in book by Leo Africnus Della descrittione dell’Africa et delle cose notabili che iui sono, (Description of Africa) published in 1550 - NB Only the Latin and French editions of the book state his ethnicity
- mentioned in book by Jakov Lukarević Opširni izvod iz dubrovačkih ljetopisa u četiri knjige (Copioso ristretto de gli annali di Rausa, libri quattro, 1605)
- Djawhar Džauhar Ben Abdallah arap. državnik i vojskovođa (Cavtat , o. 911 – Kairo, 28. I. 992)
- Dalmatinac Djawhar Ribar iz Cavtata – utemeljitelj Kaira
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Jawhar from Cavtat, founder of Cairo's Timeline
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Cavtat, Općina Konavle, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
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Age 72
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Egypt
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