The Spanish Muslim pirates called Saracens set…
847 CE
The Spanish Muslim pirates called Saracens set up small Muslim states on Italy’s southern coast at Taranto and Bari, using these as bases from which to ravage the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seacoasts, often raiding inland.
Kalfun, of Berber descent, hails from the Aghlabid emirate in North Africa; a former servant, and possibly formerly enslaved, he had been part of the mercenary garrison installed in Bari, by Radelchis I of Benevento, In 847, Kalfun captures the formerly imperial city of Bari and sets himself up as the emir in this city, hereby founding the Emirate of Bari, which will last until 871.
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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Benevento, Lombard Duchy of
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Muslims, Sunni
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Sicily (theme)
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Saracens
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Venice, Duchy of
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Francia (Carolingians)
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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
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Italy, Carolingian Kingdom of
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Spoleto, Duchy of
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Ifriqiya, Aghlabid Emirate of
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Frankish, or Carolingian (Roman) Empire
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
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Sicily, Emirate of
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Bari, Emirate of
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