Emirate of Bari

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The Emirate of Bari was a short-lived 9th-century Islamic state centered on the city of Bari in southern Italy, serving as a key Muslim stronghold and trading hub in the Adriatic before its reconquest by Christian powers.

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Label Occurrences
Arab emirs of Palermo 1
Emirate of Bari canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emirate
former country
historical Islamic state
capital Bari
commonLanguage Arabic
Greek
Latin
conflictWith Byzantine Empire
Frankish Empire
linked to: Carolingian Empire

Papal States
conqueredBy Byzantine forces
Frankish forces
Louis II of Italy
continent Europe
country Italy
culturalInfluence Islamic influence in southern Italy
dissolved 871
economy maritime trade
piracy
slave trade
endTime 871
establishedBy Khalfun
followedBy Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
governmentType emirate
historicalSignificance earliest lasting Muslim political entity in mainland Italy
inception 847
lastRuler Sawdan
locatedIn Apulia
southern Italy
locatedOn Adriatic Sea
notableRuler Khalfun
Mufarrag ibn Sallam
Sawdan
partOf Islamic world
Mediterranean trade network
precededBy Byzantine Empire
regionControlled Bari and its hinterland
linked to: Terra di Bari
religion Islam
shortDescription short-lived 9th-century Islamic state in southern Italy
significantEvent Frankish-Byzantine reconquest of Bari
conquest of Bari by Muslim forces
startTime 847
strategicRole Muslim stronghold in the Adriatic
trading hub between Islamic and Christian worlds
timePeriod 9th century

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County of Sicily coexistedWith Emirate of Bari
Palazzo dei Normanni originalBuilder Arab emirs of Palermo
linked to: Emirate of Bari