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  "ar": "ابن طولون يضم الشام إلى مصر، ٢٦٤هـ/٨٧٨م",
  "en": "Ibn Tulun annexes Syria to Egypt, 264/878",
  "ur": "ابن طولون کا شام کو مصر سے ملانا، 264ھ/878ء"
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  "ar": "بعد انهيار حملة عزله مضى ابن طولون فاحتل الشام سنة أربع وستين ومائتين تحت غطاء الجهاد وحماية الثغور في أذنيّة الروم {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}؛ فمدّ سلطانه على حمص وحماة وحلب وقنسرين وديار مضر، ونصب الأمير لؤلؤاً نائباً له عليها {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}. ثم اضطر للعودة سريعاً إلى مصر إثر عصيان ابنه العباس {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}.",
  "en": "After the collapse of the removal expedition, Ibn Tulun occupied Syria in 264/878 under the pretext of holy war and the defence of the frontier against Byzantium {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}, extending his authority over Hims, Hama, Aleppo, Kinnasrin and the Diyar Mudar and naming the amir Lu'lu' as his representative over them {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}. He soon had to return to Egypt to face the revolt of his son al-'Abbas {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}.",
  "ur": "برطرفی کی ناکام مہم کے بعد ابن طولون نے 264ھ/878ء میں شام فتح کیا، بحیثیت جہاد اور روم کی سرحدوں کے دفاع کے {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}، اور حمص، حمات، حلب، قنسرین اور دیار مضر پر اختیار قائم کیا اور امیر لؤلؤ کو وہاں اپنا نائب مقرر کیا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}۔ لیکن جلد ہی اسے اپنے بیٹے عباس کی بغاوت کے باعث مصر واپس آنا پڑا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}۔"
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   "note": "احتل الشام سنة ٢٦٤هـ/٨٧٨م {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301} {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}؛ التحويل مشتق.",
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   "note": "احتل الشام سنة ٢٦٤هـ/٨٧٨م {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301} {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}؛ التحويل مشتق.",
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     "markdown": "بعد انهيار حملة عزله مضى ابن طولون فاحتل الشام سنة أربع وستين ومائتين تحت غطاء الجهاد وحماية الثغور في أذنيّة الروم {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}؛ فمدّ سلطانه على حمص وحماة وحلب وقنسرين وديار مضر، ونصب الأمير لؤلؤاً نائباً له عليها {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}. ثم اضطر للعودة سريعاً إلى مصر إثر عصيان ابنه العباس {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}."
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     "markdown": "برطرفی کی ناکام مہم کے بعد ابن طولون نے 264ھ/878ء میں شام فتح کیا، بحیثیت جہاد اور روم کی سرحدوں کے دفاع کے {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}، اور حمص، حمات، حلب، قنسرین اور دیار مضر پر اختیار قائم کیا اور امیر لؤلؤ کو وہاں اپنا نائب مقرر کیا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 3 p. 426}۔ لیکن جلد ہی اسے اپنے بیٹے عباس کی بغاوت کے باعث مصر واپس آنا پڑا {cite:encyclopaedia-of-islam-2 vol. 1 p. 301}۔"
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