AGHLABIDS — (known as Banū al Aghlab), Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled Ifriqiyya (modern day tunisia and eastern algeria ) from 800 to 909. Its rulers were princes commonly referred to as amīrs. It was subject to the abbasid caliphs of Baghdad but was in fact … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ziyadat Allah III of Aghlabids — Abu Mudhar Ziyadat Allah III ( ar. أبو مضر زيادة الله الثالث) (d.916) was the eleventh and last Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (903–909)He came to power after the murder of his father Abdullah II in 903. He immediately had all his brothers and … Wikipedia
Ibrahim II of Aghlabids — Abu Is haq Ibrahim II ( ar. أبو اسحاق ابراهيم الثاني; died 23 October 902) was the ninth Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (ruled 875 902)He succeeded to the Emirate on the death of his brother Muhammad II (864 875). Although he inherited a… … Wikipedia
Muhammad II of Aghlabids — Muhammad II ibn Ahmad Abu l Ghasaniq ( ar. محمد الثاني ابن أحمد) (d.875), was the eighth Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (864 875)He succeeded his uncle Ziyadat Allah II (863 864), inheriting from his predecessors a stable and prosperous state … Wikipedia
Abdullah II of Aghlabids — Abdullah II Abu l Abbas (d. 27 July 903) ( ar. أبو العباس عبد الله الثاني) was the tenth Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (902 903)He took over the Emirate after his father Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II was forced to abdicate after a tyrannical rule. He… … Wikipedia
Ziyadat Allah I of Aghlabids — Ziyadat Allah I ( ar. زيادة الله الأول) (d.838), was the third Aghlabid Emir in Ifriqiya (817 838)Abu Muhammand Ziyadat Allah I succeeded his brother Abdallah I (812 817) to the Emirate of Ifriqiya. During his rule the relationship between the… … Wikipedia
History of medieval Tunisia — The present day Republic of Tunisia, al Jumhuriyyah at Tunisiyyah , has over ten million citizens, almost all of Arab Berber descent. The Mediterranean Sea is to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west. Tunis is the… … Wikipedia
North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction region of Africa comprising … Universalium
Abbasid Caliphate — For the Caliphate of Córdoba (Al Andalus) dynasty see Abbadids; for the southwest Arabia Islamic sect, see Abādites. Abbasid Caliphate الخلافة العباسية al khilāfah al ‘abbāsīyyah … Wikipedia
Aghlabid — The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs, members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa), nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, for about a century, until overthrown by the new power of the Fatimids.In 800, the Abbasid Caliph … Wikipedia