Kalbids

Kalbids
بنو كلب
Emirs
Country
Founded948
FounderAl-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi
Final rulerHasan as-Samsam
TitlesEmir of Sicily
Dissolution1053
Italy in 1000 CE.

The Kalbids (Arabic: بنو كلب, romanizedBanū Kalb) were a Muslim Arab dynasty which ruled the Emirate of Sicily from 948 to 1053. They were formally appointed by the Fatimids, but gained, progressively, de facto autonomous rule.