Fatik ibn Abi al-Jahl al-Asadi
فاتك بن أبي الجهل الأسدي
The Banu Dabba man who killed al-Mutanabbi in the ambush near al-Nu'maniyya, 354 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Fatik ibn Abi al-Jahl al-Asadi of the Banu Dabba, who is the killer of al-Mutanabbi as Ibn al-Jawzi reports. He lay in wait for him with his people in a valley on his road from Shiraz to Baghdad, and they killed him and his son near al-Nu'maniyya in 354 AH. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- The killing of al-Mutanabbi (354 AH)
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, j.7 p.36-37
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