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Raqqāda (Arabic: رقّادة) is the site of the
second capital of the 9th-century
dynasty of Aghlabids,
located about ten
kilometers southwest of Kairouan...
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erecting walls as well as the
development of
mosques and his
Raqqada palace. A
centralizing ruler,
Ibrahim mistrusted the old Arab high aristocracy...
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moved his
court from
Tunis to
Raqqada, the palace-city near Kairouan, in
response to the
growing threat. He
fortified Raqqada in 907. In
early 907 another...
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Raqqada,
Ziyadat Allah III
packed his
valuable treasures and fled
towards Egypt. The po****tion of
Kairouan looted the
abandoned palaces of
Raqqada....
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royal residence from al-Abbasiya to a new palace-city he founded,
named Raqqada,
again near Kairouan. The city
contained a mosque, baths, market, and several...
- Abu Abdallah's
activities were
ignored by the
Aghlabid government at
Raqqada. This
complacency came to an end in late 902, Abu
Abdallah attacked and...
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Kutama armies finally overthrew the
Aghlabids and set
themselves up in
Raqqada,
laying the
foundations for the
Fatimid Caliphate,
which was
formally established...
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Aballah set out from
Raqqada at the head of a
large army, to find his
master and hand over
power to him. In his
stead at
Raqqada, he left Abu Zaki Tammam...
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Foundation c. 900
Dissolved 1169
Allegiance Fatimid Caliphate Headquarters Raqqada (909–921)
Mahdia (921–948) al-Mansuriya (948–973)
Cairo (973–1171) Active regions...
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March 909, Abu
Abdallah and his
Kutama entered the
Aghlabid palace city of
Raqqada in triumph. The da'i
proclaimed a Shi'a regime, but kept the name of his...
