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At the end of the Tulunid State after the death of Khumaarawayh, Egypt was unable to retain its independence.
Period of weakness during the reign of the Tulunid State:
After long years of stability and prosperity, and at the end of the Tulunid State after the death of Khumaarawayh, Egypt was unable to retain its independence, for which Ahmad ibn Tooloon had exerted so much effort to achieve it. Egypt became a province of weakness and chaos. It witnessed bloody events that put an end to the unity of the Tulunid Dynasty. These unfortunate events paved the way to the fall of the Tulunid State and their influence.
After the death of Khumaarawayh, three rulers from the Tulunid House ruled Egypt and their reigns did not exceed ten years. Abu Al-‘Asaakir Jaysh, the son of Khumaarawayh succeeded his father to the throne 282-284 AH / 895-897 AD. He was a reckless young man who indulged himself in drinking and chose scoundrels and immoral people as his entourage. Ash-Shaam and the lands beyond it seceded from his rule. His reign ended in him being toppled and imprisoned. His younger brother, Abu Moosaa Haaroon, came to the throne 284-292 AH / 897-905 AD. However, the new sovereign was young, not past fourteen years of age.
A political Shiite faction emerged during his reign and they used the call to appoint Ismaa‘eel ibn Ja‘far As-Saadiq as the Imaam as a means to achieve their objectives. One of the leaders of this political Shiite faction, Abu Sa‘eed Al-Janaabi, founded the State of Al-Qaraamitah (the Qarmatians) in the north of Bahrain in 286 AH / 899 AD.
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