The Aghlabid Dynasty and Kairouan (800s)

Name: The Aghlabid Dynasty and Kairouan (800s)
Start: 800
End: 909

Type Event Region Africa Time 800–909

In 800 Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab established an hereditary Aghlabid emirate in Ifriqiya under Abbasid caliphal recognition, with its capital at Kairouan,…

Timeline

800Kairouan · TunisiaAbbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid recognized Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab's hereditary rule over Ifriqiya; the Aghlabid dynasty was formally established at Kairouan, nominally subject to Baghdad but in practice enjoying great autonomy.
836–875Kairouan · TunisiaAghlabid emirs such as Ziyadat Allah I expanded the Great Mosque of Kairouan and the Aghlabid cisterns, strengthening irrigated agriculture; they also built ports such as Radès and launched expeditions against Sicily and southern Italy, making Kairouan a hub of North African political, religious, and maritime expansion.

Sources

Aghlabids https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aghlabid-dynasty
The Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 1A — P. M. Holt, Ann K. S. Lambton, Bernard Lewis (eds.) (1970)