الحسن بن عبد الله بن حمدان ناصر الدولة
الحسن بن عبد الله بن حمدان ناصر الدولة
The Hamdanid titled Nasir al-Dawla by the caliph when Ibn Ra'iq was assassinated at Takrit in 330; he fought Tuzun with Arab and Kurdish hosts and was driven with al-Muttaqi from Ukbara to Mosul then Nisibis 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
al-Hasan ibn Abd Allah ibn Hamdan was given the title "Nasir al-Dawla" by the caliph when Ibn Ra'iq was killed by treachery at Tikrit in 330 AH, and he took his place 2.
Confrontation with Tuzun
He set out with a large army of Bedouins and Kurds to fight Tuzun, but he and al-Muttaqi were defeated and fled from Akbara to Mosul and then to Nasibin 2.
al-Mas'udi reports that al-Muttaqi and his brother Sayf al-Dawla corresponded with him to help him and rescue him from Tuzun's dominance, on condition that rule be delegated to them 3.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 609-610
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.609-610
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.691-692
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islam.museum contributors. “الحسن بن عبد الله بن حمدان ناصر الدولة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nasir-al-dawla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.