Place and role of Central Asian Turks in the history of Abbasid Egypt

Governor-generals of Abbasid Egypt that were natives of the Central Asia, played an important role not only in the military and political-administrative spheres but also left their appreciable imprint on the cultural life of the region. These influences are obvious especially in architectural masterpieces, such as mosque of Ibn Tulun, civil buildings, engineering and artistic patterns that brought fame and glory to Egypt.