The Levant during the Tulunid Period

(264-292 AH/877-905 AD)

This thesis was submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's degree at Yarmouk University, specializing in History.

Prepared by Muhammad Eid Qwaider Salamah al-Qa'qa'ah
Supervised by Professor Dr. Yousef Hassan Darwish Ghawanmeh

Discussion Committee:
Professor Dr. Yousef Hassan Ghawanmeh ….. Supervisor and Chairman
Professor Dr. Muhammad Issa Salihiya ….. Member
Professor Dr. Muhammad Daif Allah Bataineh …. Member

This thesis is divided into four chapters, distributed as follows:
Chapter One: The Rise of the Tulunid State in Egypt and its Expansion into the Levant.
Chapter Two: The Levantine Borders during the Tulunid Period.
Chapter Three: The Power Struggle (the Abbasid State, the Tulunid Dynasty, and the Qarmatians) over the Levant and its Impact on the Fall of the Tulunid State.
Chapter Four: Cultural Aspects in the Levant during the Tulunid Period.