Muhammad II of Ifriqiya
| Muhammad II ibn Ahmad محمد بن أحمد | |||||
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| Emir of Ifriqiya (864–875) | |||||
 Gold dinar under Muhammad ibn Ahmad 257 AH | |||||
| Predecessor | Ziyadat Allah ibn Muhammad | ||||
| Successor | Ibrahim II | ||||
| Born | unknown date | ||||
| Died | c. 875 | ||||
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| House | Aghlabid | ||||
| Father | Ahmad ibn Muhammad | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Years of service | c. 865 – 875 | ||||
| Battles/wars | Arab conquest of Sicily, Siege of Melite, Siege of Salerno | ||||
Abu 'l-Gharaniq Muhammad II ibn Ahmad (
from 864 to 875.He succeeded his uncle
Ziyadat Allah II (863–864), inheriting from his predecessors a stable and prosperous state. An aesthete fond of wine and hunting, he felt able to devote himself to extravagance and displays of pomp. His reign saw the conquest of Malta, the siege of Salerno and continuous raids into mainland Italy, forcing Pope John VIII
to pay tribute.
Towards the end of his reign a caravan of pilgrims from Mecca introduced the plague into Ifriqiya – this, and an ensuing famine led to severe depopulation and the weakening of the emirate.
On 20 July 875,
(his uncle) who held the actual power in the state.Muhammad was succeeded by his brother Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II (875–902).
References
- ^ Waines 1992, pp. 166–167.
- ^ Kennedy 1993, pp. 765–766.
Sources
- ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2.
- Waines, David, ed. (1992). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXVI: The Revolt of the Zanj, A.D. 869–879/A.H. 255–265. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0763-9.
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