Tulunid dynasty
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The Tulunid dynasty was a semi-autonomous Muslim ruling house of Turkic origin that governed Egypt and parts of Syria in the late 9th and early 10th centuries under nominal Abbasid suzerainty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tulunid dynasty canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian dynasty
ⓘ
Islamic dynasty ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | al-Qata'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtMonument | Mosque of Ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Fustat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Qata'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| currency |
dinar
ⓘ
dirham ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Abbasid reconquest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | House of Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | Nile Valley agriculture ⓘ |
| endCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| endDate | 905 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Turkic ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid restoration in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ahmad ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Ahmad ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early autonomy from Abbasid central authority
ⓘ
patronage of architecture in Fustat and al-Qata'i ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryComposition | Turkic soldiers ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defense of Egypt and Syria for the Abbasids ⓘ |
| notableEvent | construction of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ahmad ibn Tulun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlord | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentState | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| powerBase | Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | direct Abbasid rule in Egypt ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| startCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 868 ⓘ |
| successorState | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suzeraintyRecognized | Abbasid caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | from Egypt to northern Syria at its height ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | amir ⓘ |
| vassalOf | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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