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IBRAHIM IBN-AL AGHLAB (756-812)

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IBRAHIM IBN-AL AGHLAB (756-812)

Posted: 8 Jul 2004 3:02PM GMT
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Edited: 24 Aug 2004 5:34PM GMT
"The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography. Trevor N. Dupuy, Curt Johnson & David L. Bongard. 1995 Castle Books
pg. 361
IBRAHIM IBN-AL AGHLAB (756-812). Abassid general & ruler.
Appointed govenor of al-Ifriqiya (Tunisia & eastern Algeria) about 800; established a virtually independent emirate & founded the Sunni Aghlabid dynasty, which ruled the area for over a century from its capital at Kairouan.
An energetic & cultured ruler; he established naval domination of the central Mediterranean; he also created a tradition of artistic patronage & refined court life.
(by) TM (Tom Magnusson)
Source; Hitti, Philip K., "A History of the Arabs" 5th ed. London, 1951" not my family

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