Depth

At a glance

Review: Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it

Overview

After Abd Allah ibn Tahir left al-Raqqa for Egypt, al-Tabari mentions his conquest of Alexandria in 210 AH, and it is also said in 211 AH. ¹ ²

The data gives neither the details of the conquest nor who fought him. It needs an additional source.

Sources

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim), j.8 p.610
Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim), j.8 p.613

Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “فتح عبد الله بن طاهر الإسكندرية”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/conquest-of-alexandria-by-abd-allah-ibn-tahir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON