Tulunid dynasty in Egypt
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The Tulunid dynasty in Egypt was a semi-independent Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin that ruled Egypt and parts of Syria in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, marking one of the earliest breaks from direct Abbasid control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tulunid dynasty in Egypt canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian dynasty
ⓘ
Muslim dynasty ⓘ medieval dynasty ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | al-Qata'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Abbasid-influenced Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| armyComposition |
Sudanese troops
ⓘ
Turkic troops ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cairo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fustat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Fustat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Qata'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledCity |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| currency |
dinar
ⓘ
dirham ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Abbasid military reconquest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
internal weakness ⓘ |
| degreeOfAutonomy | semi-independent from Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | House of Ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 905 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic ⓘ |
| founder | Ahmad ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary emirate ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first durable autonomous dynasty in Islamic Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun
ⓘ
development of an autonomous Egyptian administration ⓘ early break from direct Abbasid control in Egypt ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| legitimacyClaim | governed in the name of the Abbasid caliph ⓘ |
| militaryBasis | Turkic slave soldiers ⓘ |
| notableBuilding | Mosque of Ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ahmad ibn Tulun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | autonomous province of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 868 ⓘ |
| successor | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Abbasid-ruled Egypt ⓘ |
| taxPolicy | reorganization of fiscal administration in Egypt ⓘ |
| territorialPeak | Egypt and parts of Syria including Damascus ⓘ |
| typeOfState | emirate ⓘ |
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