Fatimid eastern strategy is only known through indirect evidence

Evidence

The Fatimid rulers of Cairo appear to have been well aware of the importance of these matters, and to have devised policies for dealing with them. As far as is known, there is no direct or explicit evidence on Fatimid eastern strategy. The evidence we have is indirect and inferential, but persuasive. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 406

Categorization

Category: Craft and Method

• DEFINE: Models honest historical inference: admitting absence of direct evidence while building a persuasive indirect case.

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