Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

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Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was a 10th-century Turkic military commander and governor who became de facto ruler of Egypt and Syria under the Abbasid Caliphate and established a semi-autonomous state there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic person ⓘ
founder of a dynasty ⓘ
governor ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
alias al-Ikhshid ⓘ
appointedBy Abbasid caliph al-Radi ⓘ
assertedAutonomyFrom Abbasid central government ⓘ
birthDate 882 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
deathDate 946 ⓘ
deathPlace Damascus ⓘ
dynasty Ikhshidid dynasty ⓘ
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Turkic ⓘ
familyName ibn Tughj ⓘ
father Tughj ibn Juff ⓘ
linked to: ibn Tughj
founded Ikhshidid dynasty ⓘ
Ikhshidid state in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
linked to: Ikhshidid dynasty
givenName Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Mohammad
knownFor establishing semi-autonomous rule in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
founding the Ikhshidid state ⓘ
stabilizing Egypt during 10th-century Abbasid decline ⓘ
maintainedNominalLoyaltyTo Abbasid caliph ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
nobleTitle Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Ikhshidid dynasty

al-Ikhshid ⓘ
nobleTitleLanguage Sogdian ⓘ
linked to: Sogdian language
nobleTitleMeaning prince ⓘ
occupation governor ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
positionHeld de facto ruler of Egypt ⓘ
de facto ruler of Syria ⓘ
governor of Egypt ⓘ
governor of Syria ⓘ
powerBase Fustat ⓘ
predecessor Abbasid governors of Egypt ⓘ
regionRuled Egypt ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
the Hejaz ⓘ
linked to: Hejaz
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
successor Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid ⓘ
workLocation Egypt ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
the Hejaz ⓘ
linked to: Hejaz

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Ikhshidid dynasty → foundedBy → Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid ⓘ
Ikhshidid dynasty → founder → Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid ⓘ
Ikhshidid dynasty → notableRuler → Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid ⓘ
Ikhshidid dynasty → notableRuler → Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Ikhshidid dynasty → notableRuler → Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali → positionHeld → Ikhshidid emir ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali → predecessor → Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali → father → Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid → alias → al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid → nobleTitle → al-Ikhshid ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
Abu'l-Misk Kafur → wasSlaveOf → Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid ⓘ