Kanz al-Dawla
كنز الدولة
570 AH
Kanz, lord of the far Said — rose in early 570 drawing locals, Sudanese and Arabs, killed the brother of the Salahiyya amir Abu al-Hayja, and was hunted down and killed with his Arabs after the fall of Tud 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- military
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Al-Kanz, lord of the Upper Egypt (al-Sa'id) in Egypt. He rebelled at the beginning of 570 AH, and a large number of the people of the land, of the Sudan and of the Arabs gathered to him. 1
His rising and death
He killed an amir of the Salahiyya in his fief, who was the brother of the amir Abu al-Hayja al-Samin. Abu al-Hayja marched against him with an army that Salah al-Din had sent him. He fought him after finishing with Tud, and killed him and the Bedouins with him, and the land was secure after him. 1 Ibn al-Athir says that he was killed in 570 AH. 2
Connections
- Fought by
- Abu al-Hayja al-Samin
- Fought
- Abu al-Hayja al-Samin
- Participated in
- Kanz al-Dawla's revolt in Upper Egypt (570 AH)
People and things also explored
Kanz al-Dawla's revolt in Upper Egypt (570 AH)· Abu al-Hayja al-Samin· صلاح الدين يوسف بن أيوب الملك الناصر
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 64-65
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 65
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Kanz al-Dawla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kanz-al-dawla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.