Aghlabid Dynasty

State · 800–910 CE · at its largest around 840 CE

A dynasty of emirs ruling Ifriqiya from Kairouan on behalf of the Abbasids. It began the conquest of Sicily in 827 and was overthrown by the Fatimids.

On its lands while it lasted

• Palermo (c. 850 CE): Capital of Emirate of Sicily (850–1091), Kingdom of Sicily (1139–1266), Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1815–1860).
• Fatimid Caliphate founded (909 CE): The Ismaili Shia leader Abdallah al-Mahdi proclaimed himself caliph in Ifriqiya, founding the Fatimid Caliphate, which later conquered Egypt.

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