Which dynasty ruled Egypt before the Fatimid conquest of 969?

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Before the Fatimid conquest of 969, Egypt was ruled by the Ikhshidid dynasty.

This Muslim Turkish dynasty, which originated from Fergana in Central Asia, governed Egypt and Syria from 935 to 969. The dynasty was founded by Muhammad ibn Tughj, who was appointed governor of Egypt in 935 and later secured the title ikhshid from the Abbasid caliph. Following the death of the powerful vizier Abu al-Misk Kafur in 968, the Ikhshidids struggled to maintain control over their army and bureaucracy, leaving them unable to repel the Fatimid forces that successfully occupied the country the following year.12