Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid

Type Figure Region Egypt Time 882–946 Also known as al-Ikhshid

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid was a Turkic military leader who made himself emir of Egypt in 935, founding the Ikhshidid dynasty across Egypt and Syr…

Timeline

882–930Samarra · IraqMuhammad came from a Turkic military family and built up prestige and troops through appointments at the Abbasid court and in Syria and Egypt.
935–946Fustat · EgyptAfter taking control of Egypt in 935 he received the title 'al-Ikhshid', nominally subject to the Abbasids but in practice ruling Egypt independently and expanding into Syria and Palestine.
c. 940–946Damascus · SyriaHe campaigned repeatedly in Syria, defeated local rivals, brought the Levant into Ikhshidid territory, and maintained order there before the Fatimid northward expansion.

Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Ikhshīdids — P. J. Bearman et al. (eds.)
The Cambridge History of Egypt, Vol. 1: Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 — Carl F. Petry (ed.) (1998)