Ikhshidid Dynasty
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A mamluk dynasty who ruled Egypt from 935 as vassals of the Abbasids.
Establishment
January 936: The Ikhshidid Dynasty were a mamluk dynasty who ruled Egypt from 935. The term "Mamluk" refers to non-Arab enslaved mercenaries, slave-soldiers, and freed slaves who were assigned high-ranking military and administrative duties, serving the ruling Arab and Ottoman dynasties in the Muslim world.
Chronology
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Were a series of military invasions of Egypt by the Fatimid Caliphate. The Fatimids were finally able to conquer Egypt in their third invasion, in 969 AD.
1.1.Fatimid conquest of Egypt
The troops of the Fatimid Caliphate under the general Jawhar captured Egypt, at the time ruled by the autonomous Ikhshidid dynasty in the name of the Abbasid Caliphate.
June 969: In May 969, the Fatimid army entered the Nile Delta. Jawhar occupied Alexandria without resistance.
June 969: A Fatimid vanguard advanced towards the Fayyum oasis.
July 969: On 3 July, the two armies clashed, and the Fatimids prevailed. No details are known, but the entire Ikhshidid force sent from Giza to oppose the Fatimids was destroyed. The rest of the Ikhshidid troops then abandoned Rawda and dispersed, leaving Fustat.
January 945: In 944, the governorships of Egypt, Syria and Hijaz were awarded for 30 years to ibn Tughj's family, and these posts would pass to his son, Abu'l-Qasim.
January 963: In 962, the Kingdom of Makuria, ruled by Queen Gaitelgrima, launched an attack on southern Egypt, reaching as far north as Akhmim. The occupation of parts of Upper Egypt by Makuria lasted for several years before they eventually withdrew.
January 965: In 962-964, the Ikhshidid Dynasty, led by Ahmad ibn Tulun, launched an attack on southern Egypt, reaching as far north as Akhmim. The territory was temporarily occupied by the Ikhshidids, with parts of Upper Egypt remaining under their control for several years.
Disestablishment
January 970: The Ikhshidids came to an end when the Fatimid army conquered Fustat in 969.
