Ahmad Ibn Tulun (263-265 A.H.) was born around 835 A.D. He was one of the Turkish commanders in Samarra, located in Iraq. He received his military and theological training in Samarra and Tarsus. His intelligence and courage attracted the attention of the Khalif, and in 868 A.D, the Khalif supported his step-father Bakabak's governorship of Egypt. Ahmad Ibn Tulun established himself as the province's independent ruler, and an aborted attempt to overthrow him was part of what motivated him to attack Syria. Ahmed Ibn Tulun founded a new capital, Alqatai, around the hill of Gabal Yashkur, to the northeast of Al Fustat, completing destroying the Christian as well as the Jewish cemetery that was located in that area.
Ahmad Ibn Tulun (263-265 A.H.) was born around 835 A.D. He was one of the Turkish commanders in Samarra, located in Iraq. He received his military and theological training in Samarra and Tarsus. His intelligence and courage attracted the attention of the Khalif, and in 868 A.D, the Khalif supported his step-father Bakabak's governorship of Egypt. Ahmad Ibn Tulun established himself as the province's independent ruler, and an aborted attempt to overthrow him was part of what motivated him to attack Syria. Ahmed Ibn Tulun founded a new capital, Alqatai, around the hill of Gabal Yashkur, to the northeast of Al Fustat, completing destroying the Christian as well as the Jewish cemetery that was located in that area.
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