REGAIN OF ABBASIDS CONTROL OVER THE EGYPT AND SYRIA IN THE REIGN OF CALIPH AL-MUKTAFI (289-295/902-908 )

Year 2005, Volume: 7 Issue: 12, 71 - 100, 15.12.2005

Saim Yılmaz

Abstract

The loss of the Abbasids control over Egypt and Syria has taken place
incompany with the foundation of Tulunid State (255-292/868-905).
Thecollapse of this state and regain of Abbasids completely control over
the Egyptand Syria have occured only in the reign of al-Muktafi.
Muktafi who saw thatTulunids were really getting weak politically,
military and economically owing tothe power struggles in the capital and
Qarmatian revolt in the Syrian region,firstly struck against Qarmatis
afterwards acted against Tulunids and securedeasily those two regions.
Nevertheless, to gain full control of Egypt could beachieved only after
forcing down the revolt of Ibn Halenci who claimed to acton behalf of
Tulunids.

Keywords

al-Muktafi, Harun b. Khumaraway h, Abbasids, Tulunids, Egypt, Syria, Ibn al-Halenci

HAL İ FE MÜKTEFÎ DÖNEM İ NDE (289-295/902-908) MISIR VE SURİYE’NİN YENİDEN ABBÂSÎ HAKİMİYETİ ALTINA ALINMASI

Abstract

The loss of the Abbasids control over Egypt and Syria has taken place incompany with the foundation of Tulunid State (255-292/868-905). Thecollapse of this state and regain of Abbasids completely control over the Egyptand Syria have occured only in the reign of al-Muktafi. Muktafi who saw thatTulunids were really getting weak politically, military and economically owing tothe power struggles in the capital and Qarmatian revolt in the Syrian region,firstly struck against Qarmatis afterwards acted against Tulunids and securedeasily those two regions. Nevertheless, to gain full control of Egypt could beachieved only after forcing down the revolt of Ibn Halenci who claimed to acton behalf of Tulunids.

Keywords

Müktefî, Harun b. Humâreveyh, Abbâsîler

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