Aghlabid dynasty

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The Aghlabid dynasty was an Arab Muslim ruling family that governed Ifriqiya (roughly modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) and launched the conquest of Sicily under nominal Abbasid authority in the 9th century.

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Aghlabid dynasty canonical 5
Aghlabids 3
Aghlabid emirate of Ifriqiya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab dynasty
Islamic dynasty
ruling family
administrativeCenter Kairouan
beganConquestOfSicily 827
built Aghlabid Basins
surface form: Aghlabid Basins of Kairouan

Great Mosque of Kairouan
surface form: Great Mosque of Kairouan (major restorations and expansions)
capital Raqqada
Kairouan
surface form: al-Qayrawan
continent Africa
country North Africa
surface form: Ifriqiya
currency dinar
dirham
endTime 909
ethnicComposition Arabs
surface form: Arab
firstRuler Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab
foundedBy Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab
foundedCity Raqqada
governedOnBehalfOf Caliph
surface form: Abbasid caliph
governedUnderTitle emir
governmentType hereditary emirate
historicalRegion North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
knownFor naval expeditions in the central Mediterranean
patronage of Maliki jurisprudence
urban development of Kairouan
language Arabic
lastRuler Ziyadat Allah III
launchedConquestOf Sicily
militaryFocus Mediterranean naval warfare
raids on southern Italy
nominalAllegianceTo Abbasid Caliphate
notableRuler Abu Iqal al-Aghlab
Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Emir Ziyadat Allah I
surface form: Ziyadat Allah I
overlord Abbasid Caliphate
overthrownBy Fatimid supporters
Kutama Berbers allied with the Fatimids
partOf Islamic Golden Age polities
patronOf Islamic scholarship in Ifriqiya
predecessor Abbasid direct rule in Ifriqiya
religion Sunni Islam
startTime 800
successor Fatimid Caliphate
taxSystemBasedOn Abbasid fiscal models
territoryIncludes North Africa
surface form: Ifriqiya

parts of present-day Tunisia
parts of present-day eastern Algeria
parts of present-day western Libya
timePeriod 9th century
early 10th century

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Fatimid Caliphate predecessor Aghlabid dynasty
Al-Zaytuna Mosque majorReconstructionPeriod Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabid period
Idrisid dynasty conflictWith Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabids
Medina of Tunis significantPeriod Aghlabid dynasty
Great Mosque of Kairouan majorRebuilder Aghlabid dynasty
Aghlabid Basins constructedBy Aghlabid dynasty
Aghlabid Basins associatedDynasty Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabids
Aghlabid Basins builtUnder Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabid emirate of Ifriqiya
Sahnun associatedWith Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabid-era Ifriqiya
Islamic West majorDynasty Aghlabid dynasty
this entity surface form: Aghlabids