Kalbids
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The Kalbids 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.
Citrus fruit, like lemons, are said to have been introduced to Sicily under the Kalbids
Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi al-Husayn al-Kalbi, known in Byzantine sources as Boulchasenes and Aboulchare, was the first Kalbid Emir of Sicily. A member of an aristocratic family within the ruling circle
Kalbids
…the island was under rule of the Aghlabids and afterward their Fatimid successors. After successfully suppressing a revolt the Fatimid caliph appointed al-Hasan al-Kalbi (948–953) as Emir of Sicily, the first of the Kalbid dynasty. The Fatimids appointed the Kalbids as rulers via proxy before they shifted their capital…
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