حصار بغداد في فتنة المستعين والمعتز
حصار بغداد في فتنة المستعين والمعتز
c. 865 CE · 251 AH – February 866 CE · 252 AH
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
In 251 AH Baghra al-Saghir and Wasif were killed at the hand of Bagir the Turk, and the affairs of the clients at Samarra fell into disorder. Al-Musta'in went to Baghdad to Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Tahir. 1
Fortifying the city
Ibn Tahir cut off supplies to the people of Samarra. Al-Musta'in ordered him to fortify Baghdad, so he built the wall and dug trenches around the two walls on both sides. The expenditure reached three hundred thousand dinars and thirty thousand. 1
Siege engines of several kinds were set up at the gates of the city, among them a great catapult called al-Ghadban. 1
The fighting
When the Turks and the Maghariba came to the gates of the eastern side, they were shut in their faces and shot at with arrows and catapults. Many were killed on both sides and many wounded. 2
The end
The war between the people of Baghdad and the Samarra army lasted until al-Musta'in deposed himself, and al-Mu'tazz was given allegiance on Friday, the fourth of Muharram 252 AH. Al-Musta'in was taken to the palace of al-Hasan ibn Sahl at al-Makhram, and his staff and ring were taken from him. 3
Connections
- Had participant
- المستعين بالله· محمد بن عبد الله بن طاهر· المعتز بالله· أبو أحمد الموفق
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· فتنة الشيعة والسنة بباب الطاق سنة 348· دخول بني بويه بغداد وتلقيبهم سنة 334· The Aman of Samalu and its People's Transfer to Baghdad· The Conquest of al-Anbar and the Raid on Baghdad's Market· The Founding of Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad)· قتل صاحب الزنج
Sources
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part three (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut), p. 279-280
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part three (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut), p. 311
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari, part three (Maktabat Khayyat, Beirut), p. 374
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islam.museum contributors. “حصار بغداد في فتنة المستعين والمعتز”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/siege-of-baghdad-251/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.