عهد المعتمد للمفوض والموفق
عهد المعتمد للمفوض والموفق
c. 875 CE · 261 AH
In 261 al-Mu'tamid took bay'a for the succession after him to his son Ja'far 'al-Mufawwid ila'llah', then to his brother al-Muwaffaq Talha — the son assigned Maghreb, Syria, Jazira and Armenia; the brother the East, Iraq, Baghdad, Hijaz, Yemen, Fars, Isfahan, Rayy, Khurasan, Tabaristan, Sijistan and Sind. Each got two banners, white and black; the deed stipulated the brother takes the matter if the son be under age — written and dispatched with qadi Ibn Abi al-Shawarib to hang in the Ka'ba 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In 261 AH the caliph al-Mu'tamid gave allegiance to make his son Ja'far, known as al-Mufawwad ila Allah, his heir, and after him his brother al-Muwaffaq Talha. 2
Division of provinces
He appointed his son over the Maghrib, Syria, the Jazira and Armenia. He appointed his brother over the East, Iraq, Baghdad, the Hijaz, Yemen, Fars, Isfahan, al-Rayy, Khurasan, Tabaristan, Sistan and Sind. He gave each of them two banners, white and black. 2
The condition
He stipulated that if anything befell him, the matter would go to his brother if his son had not come of age. He wrote the deed and sent it with the chief judge Ibn Abi al-Shawarib to be hung in the Ka'ba. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- المعتمد على الله· أبو أحمد الموفق
People and things also explored
اعتراض ابن كنداج المعتمد ومحجوره· قتل صاحب الزنج· قتل يوسف بن تاشفين للمتوكل صاحب بطليوس· حصار بغداد في فتنة المستعين والمعتز· دخول الزنج البصرة وإخربتها· أبو أحمد الموفق· المعتمد على الله
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 565
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.565
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islam.museum contributors. “عهد المعتمد للمفوض والموفق”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutamid-succession-deed-261/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.