Khalfun al-Balbari, was the founder of the short lived Emirate of Bari(841-871 A.D) in Italian peninsula. Khalfun or Kalfun, was probably a Berber. Khalfun ruled over Emirate of Bari from 841-852 A.D. Emirate of Bari, was accepted as a wali, governer ruling over a province of Caliphate by Abassid Caliph, al-Mutawakkil to Khalfun's successor Mufarrag ibn Sallam(852-857 A.D). Emirate of Bari ended in 871 when its last Sultan Sawdan who ruled from 857-871 was defeated. Khalfun, the founder of Emirate of Bari died in 852 A.D #khalfun #kalfun #sultankhalfun #emirateofbari #bari #italy #europe #berber #abbasid #history #historia #italianhistory #historical #mufarragibnsallam #sawdan #italian #italia #europeanhistory #aghlabid #europeanmuslimheritage #culture #khalfunalbalbari #história #historic #emirateofsicily #historyofbari #berbers #africanhistory #africansultan #africa https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXw_Dwn8Ms/?igshid=1uoq0cfqt8x01
