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al-Malik al-Mas'ud, lord of Amid

الملك المسعود صاحب آمد

c. 1233 CE · c. 630 AH

al-Malik al-Mas'ud, lord of Amid — battered by al-Kamil's mangonels in 630 he surrendered with the suppliant's kerchief round his neck, gave up every fortress save Kayfa, and was tortured for it; a fasiq who seized women by force — five hundred free-born were found in his palace 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Anatolia
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abu al-Abbas al-Azafi · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu al-Mahasin al-Shawwa · Abu Ali al-Shalubin

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    Sunni (transmitted)

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    Overview

    Al-Malik al-Mas'ud, lord of Amid; al-Malik al-Kamil besieged him in 630 and battered his city with mangonels, and seeing defeat he came out with a kerchief round his neck — al-Kamil pardoned him and took the city. 1

    His character

    Asked to surrender the fortresses he gave them all save the castle of Kayfa, for which al-Kamil tortured him with every kind of torment — he hated him; al-Mas'ud was dissolute, seizing free women by force until they found five hundred freeborn girls in his palace. 1

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    Ruler of
    Amid (Diyarbakir)
    Participated in
    Al-Malik al-Kamil takes Amid, 630

    People and things also explored

    Al-Malik al-Kamil takes Amid, 630· Amid (Diyarbakir)· death of Suqman of Amid — his brother Mahmud succeeds· Jalal al-Din reaches Amid and is routed there· War between Kayqubad and the lord of Amid· Al-Mu'tadid's siege of Amid· al-Malik al-Kamil Muhammad ibn al-Adil ibn Ayyub

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 135
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    Al-Malik al-Kamil takes Amid, 630

    In 630 al-Kamil besieged Amid and took it from its lord al-Malik al-Mas'ud; battered by mangonels, al-Mas'ud came out with a kerchief round his neck and yielded the city. When he surrendered every fortress save Kayfa, al-Kamil tortured him for it — a prince he loathed, and justly infamous: they found five hundred free women seized as concubines in his palace.