The Banu Kanz were a group of Rabi'a Arabs who had emigrated to Egypt eventually penetrating into the Eastern Desert region east of the Nile around Aswan. In 1004 the Caliph al-Hakim bestowed the title of Kanz al-Dawla upon the leader of the tribe for their capturing of the fugitive Abu Rakwa. They became an important power in the region, gaining control of the Aswan region before being forced to withdraw south to al-Maris after being defeated by the Ayyubids in 1174. The Banu Kanz eventually also conquered much of northern Makuria playing an important role in the destruction of that state. The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... The template of this page is being worked at Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecoregions/Template. ... For alternative meanings of Nile, see Nile (disambiguation) The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is one of the two longest rivers on Earth. ... Aswan (أسوان Aswān) (24 05 N 32 56 E, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the governorate of the same name. ... Events December: End of the Samanid dynasty in Bokhara. ... Emir Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Hakim bi-Amr Allah (literally: Ruler by Gods Command), known as the Mad Caliph, was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. ... Al-Maris was an area of southern Egypt/northern Nubia from the tenth to the thirteenth century. ... The Ayyubid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Egypt, Iraq in the 12th and 13th centuries. ... Events Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China. ... Christian Nubia in the three states period. ...