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Ahmad ibn Tulun

835–884 · 9th century

Ahmad ibn Tulun was a Turkish soldier sent to govern Egypt for the Abbasids in 868 who made himself its independent ruler and founded the Tulunid dynasty. He built a strong army and navy, extended his rule into Syria, and founded a new capital, al-Qata'i, whose great Mosque of Ibn Tulun still stands in Cairo.

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Tulunid emirate

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ahmad ibn Tulun. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ahmad-ibn-tulun
MLA: “Ahmad ibn Tulun.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ahmad-ibn-tulun. Accessed .
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