Ichididen

The Ichschididen ( Arabic إخشيديون, DMG Iḫšīdiyūn ) were a Turkish dynasty in early Islamic Egypt , they ruled the country from 935 to 969.

List of Ichschidid rulers

• Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Tughj al- Ichshid (935-946)
• Abu l-Qasim Unujur ibn Muhammad (946-961)
• Abu l-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad (961–966)
• Abu l-Misk Kafur (966-968)
• Abu l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali (968–969)

The Ichschid Muhammad ibn Tughdsch was appointed governor in Syria by the caliph in 930 and in Egypt in 933 . Despite the strong position of power, he continued to recognize the suzerainty of the Abbasids . However, he had to defend his rule against the attacks of the Fatimids from Ifrīqiya and internal uprisings by Shiites .

The black eunuch Kafur won the reign for the successors of Muhammad and was also able to obtain recognition as governor by the caliph in 966 . He was a great patron of art and science. However, the Fatimids succeeded in conquering Egypt in 969 under the Ichshidid ruler Abu l-Fawaris and overthrowing the dynasty.

literature

• Ulrich Haarmann: History of the Arab World . Edited by Heinz Halm . 4. revised and extended edition. Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47486-1 ( Beck's historical library ).