Ikhshidid dynasty

Akşitler
الإخشيديون (al-Ikhshīdīyūn)
Vassal of the Abbasid Caliphate
935–969
Ikhshidid Dynasty 965-969
Capital		Fustat(Cairo)
Languages		Arabic (predominant), Turkic (army)
Religion		Islam (predominant), Coptic Christians
Government		Monarchy
Wali (governor)
•	935–946	Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
•	946–961	Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid
•	961–966	Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid
•	966–968	Abu'l-Misk Kafur
•	968–969	Abu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali ibn al-Ikhshid
History
•	Established	935
•	Disestablished	969
Area		2,000,000 km² (772,204 sq mi)
Currency		Dinar
Preceded by Succeeded by Abbasid caliphate Abbasid caliphate Fatimid caliphate
Today part of		12 countries  Egypt  Eritrea  Iraq  Israel  Jordan  Lebanon  Libya  Palestine  Saudi Arabia  Turkey  Sudan  Syria

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The Ikhshidid dynasty (Turkish: Akşitler, Arabic: الإخشيديون‎‎) ruled Egypt from 935 to 969. Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, a Turkic slave soldier, was appointed governor by the Abbasid Caliph. The dynasty carried the Arabic title "Wāli" reflecting their position as governors on behalf of the Abbasids. The Ikhshidids came to an end when the Fatimid army conquered Fustat in 969.

The creation of the Ikhshidid state is part of the wider disintegration and decentralisation of the Abbasids after the Anarchy at Samarra, whereupon government became more decentralised. The founder, ibn Tughj possesses some form of military power and is on friendly relations with Mu'nis al-Muzaffar, a powerful military leader. Before he was appointed to Futsat he held the post of the governor of Damascus. He was first appointed the post of Governor of Egypt in 933 but did not enter it during the first stint. In 935 he was appointed a second time to the governorship whilst the country was in war with multiple factions. He launched a campaign to conquer Egypt by land and sea, the naval forces taking Tinnis and able to outflank Ibn Kayghanlah, the main opponent, forcing his retreat and ibn Tughj's subsequent entry to Futsat in August. The Fatimids were a major threat at the time and considerable effort was put into repelling them, culminating in their defeat by Ubayd Allah, ibn Tughj's brother by November 936. There was remarkable stability in the early years with an absence of economic chaos and Bedouin raids, coupled with prohibition of looting with helped pacify Egypt. ibn Tughj sought the honorific title (laqab) of Al-Ikhshīd, which means "King of the Farghanians" from the Abbasids and official designation arrived in July 939.