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Anushtakin al-Dizbiri

أنوشتكين الدزبري

Anushtakin al-Dizbiri, commander of the Fatimid caliph al-Zahir's armies to Syria; his authority reached Ascalon where he faced Hasan ibn Mufarrij and the Kilabis, then al-Zahir dispatched him in 429 AH against Salih ibn Mirdas and Hasan — he met them at the Jordan by Tiberias, routed them, and killed Salih and his younger son.

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Roles
military-commander
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
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موجز

أنوشتكين الدزبري قائد عساكر الخليفة الفاطمي الظاهر من مصر إلى الشام. كان عامله على البلاد إلى عسقلان، فنازل حسان بن مفرج وقومه بني كلاب. 1

جهزه الظاهر سنة 429هـ لقتال صالح بن مرداس وحسان. لقيهما على الأردن عند طبرية في معركة طبرية، فانهزما، وقتل صالحاً وابنه الأصغر. 1

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Fought
Salih ibn Mirdas al-Kilabi
Participated in
Battle of Tiberias (429 AH)

People and things also explored

Battle of Tiberias (429 AH)· Salih ibn Mirdas al-Kilabi· Banu Kilab· Tabariyya (Tiberias)· Mirdasid dynasty

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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Battle of Tiberias (429 AH)

Caliph al-Zahir dispatched armies from Egypt to Syria under Anushtakin al-Dizbiri against Salih ibn Mirdas of Aleppo and Hasan ibn Mufarrij of Ramla; he met them on the Jordan at Tiberias, routed them, and killed Salih and his younger son — his elder son Nasr (Shibl al-Dawla) escaped to Aleppo.