Aftakin
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Aftakin was a Turkic general in Hamdanid service. He is best known for his participation in the war against the Fatimid
dynasty in Syria
from 974-977), his notable engagement was the Battle of Ramleh in 977.
Fatimid
The Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...
dynasty in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
from 974-977), his notable engagement was the Battle of Ramleh in 977.