محمد بن رائق
محمد بن رائق
Amir of Wasit; in 324 he prevailed over the state — the vizierate lapsed, the money flowed to him, al-Radi became a name only. Driven out by Bajkam, he returned, beat Kurtakin the Daylamite and took the amirate of amirs, then fled al-Baridi's rising to Mosul and was assassinated at Takrit — Hasan ibn Hamdan succeeding as Nasir al-Dawla 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Amir of Wasit and its districts. Al-Suyuti says that he seized the country in 324 AH, so that the office of the vizierate and the registers ceased, and money was carried to him, with al-Radi remaining with him in name only. 2
Bajkam rose against him in 326 AH, and he went into hiding. He reappeared in the days of al-Muttaqi, fought Kurtakin the Daylami and defeated him, and took the command of the amirs. Then Ali al-Buraydi rose against him, and he fled with the caliph to Mosul, and was killed by treachery at Tikrit. Al-Hasan ibn Hamdan took his place, with the title Nasir al-Dawla. 3
Connections
- Participated in
- تغلب ابن رائق ونشوء إمرة الأمراء
- Related to
- Amir al-Umara — the over-commandership
People and things also explored
الراضي بالله أبو العباس محمد بن المقتدر· Buyid dynasty· Amir al-Umara — the over-commandership· تغلب ابن رائق ونشوء إمرة الأمراء
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 605,609
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.605
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.605,609
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