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Encyclopedia > Tulunids

The Tulunids were the first independent dynasty in Islamic Egypt (868-905). Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ...


In the 9th century internal conflict amongst the Abbasids meant that control of the outlying areas of the empire was increasingly tenuous, and in 868 the Turkish officer Ahmad ibn Tulun (868-884) was able to rule as an independent governor of Egypt. Once the tax income no longer had to go to the Caliph in Baghdad it was possible to develop irrigation works and build a navy, which greatly stimulated the local economy and trade. In 878 Palestine and Syria were occupied to better defend Egypt against Abbasid attack. Abbasid provinces during the caliphate of Harun al-Rashid Abbasid was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the two great Sunni dynasties of the Muslim empire. ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... which is in mecca the city Category: ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Events May 15 - Pope Marinus I dies. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Baghdad (Arabic: ‎ translit: , Kurdish: Bexda, from Persian Baagh-daad or Bag-Da-Du meaning “Garden of God” [1]) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Events The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. ... Palestine (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Israel, Arabic: فلسطين Filastīn or Falastīn, see also Land of Israel) is one of many historical names for the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the banks of the Jordan River, plus various adjoining lands to the east and south. ...


Under Khumarawaih (884-895) an extensive building programme and an elaborate court brought the state finances to the point of ruin, and after his murder as a result of harem intrigue the dynasty went into rapid decline. In 905 Egypt was re-occupied by Abbasid troops. Events May 15 - Pope Marinus I dies. ... Events Bohemia breaks away from Great Moravia Arnulf of Carinthia undertakes his second Italian campaign Approximate date of composition of the Musica enchiriadis, the beginnings of western polyphonic music Births Athelstan of England Erik Bloodaxe, king of Norway 933-935 (+954) Deaths Categories: 895 ... Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ...


Tulunid Emirs: Emir (also sometimes rendered as Amir or Ameer, Arabic commander) is a title of nobility historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa. ...

which is in mecca the city Category: ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Events May 15 - Pope Marinus I dies. ... Events May 15 - Pope Marinus I dies. ... Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... Events The Bulgarians, under Simeon I, defeat the Byzantine Empire at Bulgarophygon. ... Events Accession of Sergius III Destruction of Changan, the capital of Tang Dynasty and the largest city in the ancient world. ... Events Accession of Sergius III Destruction of Changan, the capital of Tang Dynasty and the largest city in the ancient world. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 905 Events Births Deaths Categories: 905 ...

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Egypt - MSN Encarta (838 words)
Tulun’s dynasty (the Tulunids) ruled for 37 years over an empire that included Egypt, Palestine, and Syria.
After the last rule by the Tulunids, the country fell into a state of anarchy.
Its weak and defenceless condition made it an easy prey for the Fatimids, a Shiite dynasty that in 909, rejecting the authority of the Abbasids, had proclaimed their own caliphate in Tunisia and by the mid-10th century controlled most of North Africa.
868-905. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (687 words)
The Abbasids did not acquiesce to Tulunid autonomy, and in 905, after several attempts, restored their direct rule over Egypt.
The Zanj, slaves of East African origin employed to reclaim salinated farmlands, rose in a great rebellion that laid waste to much of lower Iraq and put a strain on Abbasid resources.
The Abbasids regained Egypt in a military campaign that ended Tulunid rule.
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