State
Tulunids
Independent Egyptian Emirate
- This boundary
- 868–905 CE
- Founded
- 868 CE
- Ended
- 905 CE
- Capital
- Al-Qatta'i
- Government
- monarchy
- Religion
- Islam
- Preceded by
- Abbasids
Overview
The Tulunid State, also known as the Tulunid Emirate or the State of Banu Tulun, and popularly referred to as the Tulunids (Arabic: الطولونيون) was a Mamluk dynasty of Turkic origin who ruled Egypt on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate. They were autonomous from 868 until 905, when the Abbasids restored the Tulunid domains to their control.
Records (4)
- 878 CE — Siege of TripoliSiege
- 879 CE — Germanikeia CampaignCampaign
- 880–881 CE — Al-Abbas’s campaign in IfriqiyaCampaign
- 883 CE — Battle of Mecca (883)Battle
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