Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Aghlab

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Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Aghlab, whom al-Baladhuri mentions in "Futuh Sicily". In the caliphate of al-Mutawakkil he conquered the palace of Yanna and the fortress of Ghaliyana. ¹

He is linked with the event of the Aghlabid conquests in Sicily.

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Participated in: The Aghlabids' Conquests in Sicily

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Sicily· The Aghlabids' Conquests in Sicily

Sources

Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.329

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Sicily

In al-Baladhuri: an island in the sea first raided by Mu'awiya ibn Khudayj al-Kindi in Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan's days and raided ever since; the house of al-Aghlab ibn Salim opened over twenty of its cities, in Muslim hands.