Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshidi founded the Ikhshidid State, whereby the Abbasid Caliph “Al-Radi Billah” granted him the land and gave him the title “Akhshid” meaning “king” in the language of the Fergana region from which the kings of this dynasty originated. Muhammad bin Tughj Al-Akhshidi, on his independence from the Abbasid state, which in turn led to the cultural and economic prosperity of Egypt.
The Ikhshidid State is an Islamic emirate founded by Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid in Egypt, and later extended towards the Levant and the Hijaz, after thirty years have passed since the return of Egypt and the Levant to the borders of the Abbasid state, after the collapse of the Tulunid state, which became independent by virtue of the country and separated it from the Abbasid Caliphate for more than 30 years Before it fell again at the hands of the Ikhshidid descendants at the time the Fatimids entered Egypt.
Although the state of Al-Ikhshid remained for about 35 years, it was concerned with building and constructing many buildings and architecture in the Islamic and Turkish style, but most of these features disappeared with the passage of time.
Among the monuments that still exist is the "Taba Taba" mausoleum, which was established in the fourth century AH, the tenth century AD, built by Muhammad bin Tughj al-Ikhshidy, founder of the Ikhshidid state, between the years 935 AD and 946 AD, and it is one of the wonderful shrines designed in the style of Islamic civilization, and a mosque is attached to it It consists of a square with a length of 18 meters and a brick building. In the eastern wall there is the mihrab. The square is divided into three galleries, two rows of perpendicular pillars with four pillars joined together.
In addition, the Al-Faqei Mosque, which was built in 1198 AH - 1783 AD, did not remain of its archaeological elements except the minaret and the minbar. In the center of the mosque is a mihrab of a brick building, it is said that it was from the building of Hatib Ibn Abi Balata, the Messenger of the Prophet to Al-Muqawqis, and it was said that it was the first mihrab written in Egypt.
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