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Al-Khatib leaves Baghdad for al-Sham after the Basasiri fitna, 451/1059

خروج الخطيب من بغداد إلى الشام بعد فتنة البساسيري، ٤٥١هـ

1059 CE · 451 AH

Damascus

Al-Khatib left Baghdad for al-Sham in 451, as conditions fell into turmoil after the Basasiri fitna, and stayed in al-Sham until Safar 457 1. Ibn al-Jawzi relates that he went into hiding, then left Baghdad for al-Sham — Damascus, Tyre, Tripoli and Aleppo 2.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Damascus

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Summary

After the Basasiri fitna, in 451, he left Baghdad for al-Sham as conditions fell into turmoil and stayed until Safar 457 1; Ibn al-Jawzi says he went into hiding then left for Damascus, Tyre, Tripoli and Aleppo 2.

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Had participant
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi
Occurred at
Damascus

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Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Islam wa-Wafayat al-Mashahir wa-l-A'lam — al-Dhahabi , p. 92
  2. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.8 pp. 265-267
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