At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
In 256/870 Bayakbak, holder of Egypt's apanage, was killed 1 — al-Mas'udi says he fell into al-Muhtadi's hands and was beheaded, or was killed in the battle of the Samarra bridge 2. Egypt was then granted as an apanage to Yarjukh, who had married one of his daughters to Ibn Tulun; he confirmed Ahmad as vice-governor and added Alexandria, Barqa and the frontier districts, hitherto outside his government — after a four-year struggle with the intendant of finance Ibn al-Mudabbir that ended in the latter's removal 3.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad ibn Tulun· باكباك· Yarjukh the Turk· Ibrahim ibn al-Mudabbir
- Occurred at
- Samarra
People and things also explored
Ahmad ibn Tulun enters Fustat as Bayakbak's lieutenant, 254/868· al-Askari shrine (Samarra)· Mosque of Ibn Tulun· Dome of Redress of al-Muhtadi· Abbasid tin-glazed ware· Samarra millefiori glass tiles· Samarran stucco styles (A, B, C)· Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun's revolt and flight to Barqa, 265/879
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 10 p. 666
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 559-560
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 300
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bayakbak's murder; Egypt's apanage passes to Yarjukh, 256/870”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/bayakbak-murder-256/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-02.
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