Ahmad ibn Tulun
Further reading
Table:
Preceded by

Azjur al-Turki

as governor of Egypt for the Abbasid Caliphate

Tulunid emir of Egypt (de jure for the Abbasid Caliphate,
de facto autonomous)
15 September 868 – 10 May 884

Succeeded by

Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun

Preceded by

Amajur al-Turki

as governor of Syria for the Abbasid Caliphate

Tulunid emir of Syria (de jure for the Abbasid Caliphate,
de facto autonomous)
877/8 – 10 May 884

Using the data table for 'Ahmad ibn Tulun' (see 'Further reading'), give a one-line statement limited to the highlighted cells and return it as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.