At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
Overview
From Damascus al-Mutanabbi went to Egypt and to Fustat, where he obtained the patronage of the Ikhshidid regent Kafur, and was forced to sing the praises of a patron for whom in his heart he felt only contempt — his panegyrics barely conceal regret at losing Sayf al-Dawla's favour. He agreed to celebrate Kafur, it is said, only because he had been promised the governorship of Sidon; when the promises went unfulfilled he courted the Ikhshidid general Abu Shuja' Fatik, until relations with Kafur broke down 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mutanabbi· كافور الإخشيدي
- During the reign of
- al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Ma'add ibn al-Mansur
People and things also explored
Flight from Fustat on the day of sacrifice, 350/962· Al-Buyut al-Amina (Safe Homes)· Construction of al-Azhar Mosque· Al-Daraqutni journeys to al-Sham and Egypt and composes the Musnad for Ibn Hinzaba, about 350/961· Death of al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah and accession of al-Aziz· Jawhar's conquest of Egypt and the laying out of Cairo· The Khutba in the Two Harams for al-Mu'izz the Ubaydid· The killing of al-Mutanabbi (354 AH)
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 7 p. 770
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Under Kafur's patronage at Fustat, c. 347/958”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutanabbi-kafur-egypt-347/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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