Islam
- 621
- Umayyad Dirhams and their Mints
- Explores the production of coinage in the Umayyad Caliphate; includes a list of mints, photos of coins, and a bibliography.
- 622
- Ummawiyys
- Article summarizing the dynasty, with a listing of rulers and dates. From Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
- 623
- Saladin
- A profile and timeline of the first Ayyubid Sultan, one of very few personages of the time who has managed to be positively described in both Western and Eastern sources. From Encyclopedia of the Orient.
- 624
- Saladin (Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub)
- A biography of Saladin (Salah al-Din), with particular reference to his legacy on Cairo.
- 625
- Architecture of Cairo
- Section of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology course on the Architecture of Cairo dealing with the Fatimid contribution.
- 626
- Fatimid
- Article about the Shi'a dynasty that ruled over parts of the Maghreb, Egypt, and the Levant from 909 to 1171. [From Wikipedia]
- 627
- Fatimids
- An account from Encyclopedia of the Orient of the rise of the Shia Fatimids, and their struggle to replace the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate, until they were replaced by the Ayyubids.
- 628
- The Art of the Fatimid Period (969-1171 A.D.)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, presents an online exhibition of art and architecture from the Fatimids, whose opulence fuelled a Renaissance in Cairo.
- 629
- The Fatimid Period
- An account of Egypt in the Fatimid Period, focussing on the development of Cairo (Al Kahira). Includes a list of rulers.
- 630
- Omayyad Caliphs of Spain
- An account of the Caliphate in the wider context of the Muslim world; includes a list of the Caliphs.
- 631
- The Art of the Umayyad Period in Spain (711-1031 A.D.)
- An online exhibition by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, explores the achievements of this formative period of Hispano-Islamic art and architecture.
- 632
- BBC - The Safavid Empire (1501 - 1722)
- An account of the empire, based in what is today Iran, and strong enough to challenge the Ottomans in the west and the Mughals in the east.
- 633
- Safavid Empire 1502 - 1736
- An account of the dynasty, their roots in opposition to the Al Khanids, their adherence to Shia belief and practice, and their decline. Includes a list of rulers and dates.
- 634
- Safavids
- A summary view of the Iranian dynasty who ruled Iran and Iraq from 1501-1736, and their conflict with the Sunni Ottoman Empire.
- 635
- The Safavids
- A history of the dynasty, with a focus on their art and culture; includes illustrations.
- 636
- The Safavids, 1501-1722
- A brief outline of the Shia dynasty which seized power in Tabriz, their capital. Their leader Ismail was proclaimed Shah of Iran.
- 637
- Samanid Renaissance and Establishment of Tajik Identity
- A paper by Iraj Bashiri describes the context in which the Samanid culture of Transoxiana and Khurasan flourished, after breaking away from the Abbasid Caliphate; also explains its downfall.
- 638
- The Samanids
- Bukhara and Samarkand in Transoxiana became famous Samanid cultural centres. An illustrated article.