Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya
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Abu Muhammad Ziyadat Allah I ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab was the Aghlabid ruler of Ifriqiya from 817 until his death in 838. His reign marked a shift towards greater control and stability for the emirs
Silver Dirham of Ziyadat Allah in 824 AD
Muslim Sicily
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The island of Sicily was under Islamic rule from the late ninth to the late eleventh centuries. It became a prosperous and influential commercial power in the Mediterranean, with its capital of Palerm
Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya
…of Ziyadat Allah in 824 AD Emir of Ifriqiya Reign 25 June 817 – 10 June 838 Predecessor Abdallah ibn Ibrahim Successor Abu Iqal al-Aghlab ibn Ibrahim Emir of Sicily Reign September 831 – 10 June 838 Predecessor Photeinos (as Strategos of Sicily) Successor Abu Iqal al-Aghlab ibn Ibrahim Born c. 788 Died 10 June 838…
Roger I of Sicily receiving the keys of Palermo
Arab musicians in Palermo
Aghlabid quarter dinar minted in Sicily, 879
Depiction of Norman ruler in the Capella Palatina in Palermo (12th century)