Download or read book Contest for Egypt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin written by Michael S. Fulton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late twelfth century, Catholic crusaders, Sunni Turks and Kurds, and the eclectic armies of Fatimid Egypt repeatedly clashed along the Nile. The result of this conflict would fundamentally alter the balance of power in the Middle East.