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Aghlabid dynasty

(800 – 909) Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled Ifriqiyyah (Tunisia and eastern Algeria) through a succession of 11 emirs. Nominally subject to the 'Abbasid dynasty, they in fact were independent. High points of Aghlabid rule included the conquest of Sicily (827 – 829), the flowering of their capital city, Kairouan (9th century), and naval control of the central Mediterranean Sea. Public works included a system for conserving and distributing water.

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