Ikhshidid dynasty
Ikhshidids الإخشيديون | |||||||||
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| 935–969 | |||||||||
Coinage of Muhammad al-Ikhshid. Filastin (al-Ramla) mint. Dated AH 332 (943-4 CE).
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Orthographic projection of the Ikhshidid state | |||||||||
| Status | Emirate (vassal of the Abbasid Caliphate) | ||||||||
| Capital | Fustat | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic (predominant) Coptic Western Aramaic Turkic (army) | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (predominant) Coptic Orthodox Maronite Church | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 969 | |||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||
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The Ikhshidid dynasty (Arabic: الإخشيديون, romanized: al-Ikhshīdīyūn) was a Turkic dynasty of governors of Mamluk origin, who governed Egypt and parts of the Levant from 935 to 969 on behalf of the Abbasid Caliphate. 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. Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, a Turkic Mamluk soldier, was appointed governor by the Abbasid Caliph al-Radi.
The Ikhshidid family tomb was in Jerusalem.