Abu al-Misk Kafur

Abu al-Misk Kafur
Autonomous ruler of Egypt, Syria and the Hejaz
Gold dinar of Abu al-Misk Kafur minted in 966 in Ramla, Palestine with Abbasid caliph's name
Rule8 February 965 – 23 April 968
PredecessorAbu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Ikhshid
SuccessorAbu'l-Fawaris Ahmad ibn Ali
Vizier of Egypt
In office946 – 8 February 965
DiedApril 968
Jerusalem
Burial
Names
Abu al-Misk Kafur (Arabic: أبو المسك كافور)
ReligionIslam

Abu al-Misk Kafur (Arabic: أبو المسك كافور) (905–968), also called al-Laithi, al-Suri, al-Labi was a dominant personality of Ikhshidid Egypt and Syria.[1] Originally a black slave, he was made vizier of Egypt, becoming its de facto ruler from 946 after the death of his master, Muhammad bin Tughj. Thereafter, he ruled the Ikshidid domains—Egypt, southern Syria (including Damascus) and Hijaz—until his death in 968.[2]

  1. ^ "Kāfūr, Abu'l Misk al-Ikhsidi." E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936. Edited by: M. Th. Houtsma, E. van Donzel. Brill, 1993. p. 623
  2. ^ Abū al-Misk Kāfūr." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Jul. 2008