Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid
Emir of Egypt, Syria and Hejaz from 946 to 960
About Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid
Lived 920 – 961 (aged 40–41).
Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid , also written as Anujur, was the second ruler of the Ikhshidid dynasty, which ruled Egypt, Syria and the Hejaz under the suzerainty of the Abbasid Caliphate but de facto autonomous. Unujur ruled from 946 to 960, but much of the actual power was held by the black eunuch Abu'l-Misk Kafur.
Unujur died in 960 CE, and was buried in Jerusalem next to his father, at a location close to the Gate of the Tribes on the Temple Mount.
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Who was Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid?
Emir of Egypt, Syria and Hejaz from 946 to 960
When was Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid born?
Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid was born in 920.
When did Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid die?
Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid died in 961 in El-Fustat.
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