قتل أبي تغلب بن حمدان
قتل أبي تغلب بن حمدان
c. 979 CE · 369 AH
In 369 Abu Taghlib, the last Hamdanid, was cornered near Ramla — shut out of Damascus by Qassam, courted then abandoned over Egypt's summons, deserted by Uqayl when Daghful's host massed; captured, he was killed by Daghful the Jarrahid lest al-Aziz adopt him, and his head went to Egypt 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In 369 AH Abu Taghlib Fadl Allah ibn Nasir al-Dawla ibn Hamdan was killed, according to Ibn al-Athir. 2
The road to Ramla
He set out for Syria, but Qassam stood between him and Damascus. A letter came to him from al-Aziz in Egypt calling him to attend, and he refused. He met the commander of al-Aziz near Tiberias. In Ramla was Daghful ibn al-Muqarrij al-Jarrahi, who had shown obedience to al-Aziz. 2
The battle
Abu Taghlib marched to Ramla, but Ibn al-Jarrah and al-Fadl gathered their forces and the two sides lined up. The Uqayl were defeated, and only about seven hundred of his own slaves remained with Abu Taghlib. He was struck on the head, taken captive and brought to Daghful. 2
The killing
Al-Fadl wanted to take him to al-Aziz, but Daghful feared that al-Aziz would use him as he had used Subuktakin. So he killed him while al-Fadl was unaware and sent his head to Egypt. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- أبو تغلب فضل الله بن ناصر الدولة· دغفل بن المقرج الجراحي
People and things also explored
استيلاء عضد الدولة على ملك بني حمدان· قتل بختيار بن معز الدولة· أبو تغلب فضل الله بن ناصر الدولة· دغفل بن المقرج الجراحي
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 512-514
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.512-514
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islam.museum contributors. “قتل أبي تغلب بن حمدان”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/killing-of-abu-taglib-369/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.