Tulunid Dynasty in Egypt and Syria under Abbasid Decline (868–905)

1. Ahmad ibn Tulun arrives as Abbasid deputy

   Sep 15, 868Labels: Ahmad ibn, Abbasid Governor, Egypt

   • Britannica
   • Britannica
   • Ahmad ibn Tulun

2. Founding of al-Qata'i as a new capital

   Jan 1, 870Labels: al-Qata'i, Ibn Tulun, Samarran planning

   • Al Qata i
   • Ibn Tulun Mosque
   • Britannica

3. Ibn Tulun consolidates fiscal control in Egypt

   Jan 1, 871Labels: Ibn Tulun, Egyptian treasury, Fiscal reform

   • Britannica
   • Egypt Britannica
   • Khumarawayh

4. Tulunid bimaristan founded in al-Qata'i

   Jan 1, 873Labels: Tulunid bimaristan, al-Qata'i, Ibn Tulun

   • Al Qata i

5. Construction begins on the Mosque of Ibn Tulun

   Jan 1, 876Labels: Mosque of, al-Qata'i, Ibn Tulun

   • Ibn Tulun Mosque
   • MIT Dome
   • Britannica

6. Ibn Tulun extends control into Syria

   Jan 1, 878Labels: Ibn Tulun, Syria, Syro-Egyptian realm

   • Britannica
   • Egypt Britannica

7. Mosque of Ibn Tulun completed

   May 1, 879Labels: Mosque of, al-Qata'i, Religious architecture

   • Ibn Tulun Mosque
   • Britannica

8. Death of Ahmad ibn Tulun

   May 10, 884Labels: Ahmad ibn, Tulunid dynasty, Military-fiscal system

   • Ahmad ibn Tulun
   • Britannica

9. Khumarawayh succeeds as ruler of Egypt and Syria

   May 10, 884Labels: Khumarawayh ibn, Tulunid ruler, Egypt and

   • Khumarawayh
   • Egypt Britannica
   • Britannica

10. Tulunid victory at the Battle of Tawahin

    Apr 6, 885Labels: Battle of, Khumarawayh, Abbasid army

    • Tawahin
    • Khumarawayh

11. Abbasids recognize Tulunid hereditary rule by treaty

    Dec 1, 886Labels: Abbasid treaty, Khumarawayh, Hereditary governorship

    • Khumarawayh
    • Tawahin

12. Caliph al-Mu'tadid reconfirms Tulunid autonomy terms

    Jan 1, 893Labels: Caliph al-Mu'tadid, Tulunid autonomy, Jazira concession

    • Al Mu tadid
    • Qatr al Nada

13. Qatr al-Nada arrives in Baghdad for caliphal marriage

    Mar 3, 895Labels: Qatr al-Nada, Khumarawayh, Caliphal marriage

    • Qatr al Nada
    • Al Mu tadid
    • Egypt Britannica

14. Assassination of Khumarawayh triggers succession crisis

    Jan 18, 896Labels: Khumarawayh, Assassination, Succession crisis

    • Khumarawayh
    • Britannica

15. Jaysh ibn Khumarawayh deposed and killed

    Nov 1, 896Labels: Jaysh ibn, Religious elites, Factional turmoil

    • Jaysh

16. Harun ibn Khumarawayh rules amid shrinking Tulunid power

    Nov 1, 896Labels: Harun ibn, Tulunid emir, Declining power

    • Harun
    • Britannica

17. Harun killed during mutiny amid Abbasid advance

    Dec 30, 904Labels: Harun ibn, Mutiny, Shayban

    • Harun
    • Britannica

18. Abbasids raze al-Qata'i after reconquest

    Jan 1, 905Labels: al-Qata'i, Abbasid reconquest, Mosque of

    • Ibn Tulun Mosque
    • Al Qata i

19. Shayban surrenders to Abbasid commander in Fustat

    Jan 10, 905Labels: Shayban, Muhammad ibn, Fustat

    • Shayban
    • Muhammad al Katib