وثبة العامة على الدير العتيق
وثبة العامة على الدير العتيق
c. 884 CE · 271 AH
In 271 the Baghdad mob stormed the Christians' Old Monastery across the Isa canal — looted its furnishings, tore out doors and beams, breached walls and dug up the dead; the chief of police Husayn ibn Isma'il held them off for days until the ruins were rebuilt by the Christian Abdun ibn Makhlad 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
In 271 AH the common people of Baghdad rose against the Christians and ruined the old monastery beyond the River of Isa. 1
The account
Ibn al-Jawzi, in "al-Muntazam", relates that they plundered what was in it of goods, tore out the doors and wood, demolished some walls and roofs, and dug up the dead. al-Husayn ibn Isma'il, the chief of police of Baghdad, came to them and prevented them from demolishing what was left. He kept coming for days while the common people gathered, until there was fighting between them. Then what they had demolished was rebuilt, and its rebuilding was by the power of Abdun ibn Mukhallad the Christian. 1
Note
The Gregorian year (around 884 CE) is derived by conversion. The report needs an additional source.
Connections
- Occurred at
- the Old Monastery
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p. 81-82
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “وثبة العامة على الدير العتيق”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/dayr-atiq-riot-271/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.