Kanz al-Dawla's revolt in Upper Egypt (570 AH)
خلاف الكنز بالصعيد
c. August 1174 CE · c. Muharram 570 AH
Early 570 (1174): Kanz rose in Upper Egypt, drawing crowds of locals, Sudanese and Arabs and killing a Salahiyya amir — brother of Abu al-Hayja 'the Fat'; Abu al-Hayja marched on him with a Saladin detachment, stormed Tud, then caught and killed Kanz and his Arabs, and the country was quiet after him 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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In time
Overview
Cause of the campaign
Al-Kanz killed a Salahi amir in his fief, the brother of the amir Abu al-Hayja al-Samin. Abu al-Hayja marched to fight him, and sent with him Salah al-Din with a group of amirs and many troops. 2
The fighting
The army reached the town of Tud, whose people sheltered against them; they fought its people and prevailed. Then the troops marched to al-Kanz and fought him, and he was killed with those with him of the Arabs and others. Ibn al-Athir says that the land was secure after him and its people were at peace. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- Kanz al-Dawla· Abu al-Hayja al-Samin· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر
People and things also explored
Abu al-Hayja al-Samin· Kanz al-Dawla· قطع الخطبة العبيدية وإقامة الخطبة العباسية بمصر· The battle of the Ford of Sorrows (Jacob's Ford, 575 AH)· وقعة حطين· هزيمة صلاح الدين بالرملة· فتح صلاح الدين أيلة· وفاة صلاح الدين وتركته
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 64-65
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.64-65
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