At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
In time
In space
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Summary
When al-Musta'in deposed himself at the opening of 252/866 he was sent down to Wasit and held for nine months 1. Asked whom he wanted in his company he chose Ahmad ibn Tulun, who served him well; al-Mutawakkil's ghilman wrote offering him Wasit itself if he would kill the ex-caliph, and he refused — 'by God, I will never let it be said of me that I killed a caliph I had sworn allegiance to' — and when al-Musta'in was murdered he washed, shrouded and buried the body 2 3.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad ibn Tulun· al-Musta'in bi'llah
- Occurred at
- Wasit
- During the reign of
- al-Musta'in bi'llah· al-Mu'tazz bi-llah
People and things also explored
Ahmad ibn Tulun enters Fustat as Bayakbak's lieutenant, 254/868· Kharijite Rebellion of 866–896· Qumm's Revolt and Re-Conquest· Siege of Baghdad in the strife of al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz· Abbasid Caliphate· al-Musta'in bi'llah· al-Mu'tazz bi-llah· The Mu'ayyadi Bimaristan of Wasit
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 555-556
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.5 p. 76
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 300
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Musta'in sent down to Wasit under Ahmad ibn Tulun's guard, 252/866”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mustain-wasit-ibn-tulun-252/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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