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