Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
10th-century Emir of Egypt
About Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
Born 860. Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun was an Egyptian.
Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun (شيبان بن Ø£ØÙ…د بن طولون) was the fifth and last vassal Emir of the Tulunids in Egypt (904-905). In 904–905 al-Muktafi invaded Egypt and reincorporated the country fully into the Abbasid Empire.
Shayban was one of the son of Ahmad ibn Tulun, he succeeded his nephew Harun ibn Khumarawayh, who was killed in a mutiny in December 904 during the invasion of Egypt by the Abbasid Caliphate. After years of mismanagement, the emirate was beyond rescue - he was forced to retreat with his army to Fustat, where on 10 January 905 he surrendered unconditionally to the Abbasid commander Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib, ending the rule of the Tulunids.
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Who was Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun?
10th-century Emir of Egypt
When was Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun born?
Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun was born in 860.
What nationality was Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun?
Shayban ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun was Egyptian.
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