Harun ibn Khumarawayh
هارون بن خمارويه
Set up in place of his deposed brother Jaysh over Egypt in 283 1.
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Overview
Harun ibn Khumarawayh, brother of Jaysh ibn Khumarawayh. Al-Mas'udi reports that he was set up in place of his brother over Egypt in 283 AH, when Jaysh was arrested after a riot in which Ali ibn Ahmad al-Mardani was killed. The soldiers had resented Jaysh's promotion of his servant Najah, known as al-Tulunī. 2
In Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi reports that after his brother Jaysh was killed in 282 AH, they had him seated, and it was settled that one million five hundred thousand dinars would be carried to the treasury of al-Mu'tadid each year. When al-Muktafi came to power, he removed him and appointed Ahmad ibn Sulayman al-Wathiqi, who took the wealth of the house of Tulun, and that was the end of their affairs. 3
The two sources differ on the year (282 AH and 283 AH) and on how they describe the events; they are not reconciled here.
Connections
- Fought by
- Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib
- Participated in
- سقوط دولة آل طولون وعودة مصر للعباسيين
People and things also explored
Fall of the Tulunid state and burning of al-Qata'i' (292 AH)· Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Abbasi· سقوط دولة آل طولون وعودة مصر للعباسيين· Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 620
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.620
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p.155
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