Egypt and The Toulon State

The Abbasids welcomed the Turks especially after the reign of the Caliph al-Ma''mun and they imitated major positions in the army and administration so they became ministers and governors. Ahmed Ibn Tulun founder of the first independent states in Islamic Egypt which was attributed to him and was named after him The TulunidState (254-292AH/868-905 AD) although not the first in The assumption ofthe Islamic mandate of Egypt where many preceded him we mention among them: “Abu Jaafar Ashnas al-Turki” (219-230 AH / 834-844 AD) by a traditionof the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu''tasim (218-227 AH / 833-842 AD) and “Itakh alTurki” (230-235 AH / 844-849AD) by imitating an emirate or state from theCaliph Al-Wathiq (227-232 AH / 842-847AD) As well as “Al-Fath Bin KhaqanIbn Artq” (242-247 AH / 856-861 AD) by Al-Mutawakkil (232-247 AH /847861 AD) and Emir Muzahim bin Khaqan (253 AH / 867 AD) by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu''taz Billah (252-255 AH)/866-869AD) and after him his son: Ahmad ibn Muzahim in the year (254 AH / 868 AD) who died shortly after followed by Prince Bakbak al-Turki who stood directly behind the coming of Ahmad Ibn Tulun to the state of Egypt.