Sa'd ibn Dakla, Atabeg of Shiraz
سعد بن دكلة أتابك شيراز
The Salghurid Atabeg of Fars — sheltered the fugitive mamluk Sanjar 'honouring him and standing up for him', then surrendered him only under a sworn guarantee of his safety 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Atabeg Izz al-Din Sa'd ibn Dakla al-Salghuri, lord of Shiraz and Fars. Ibn al-Athir mentions him in the account of Qutb al-Din Sanjar, a mamluk of the Caliph, who rebelled in Khuzistan and then took refuge with him 2.
What the source records
Sa'd honoured Qutb al-Din Sanjar and stood in his defence. When the Caliph's army resolved to march on Shiraz, he interceded on Sanjar's behalf and asked for a pledge that he would not be harmed. He then handed Sanjar over, together with his property and his family, to the Caliph's forces 2.
Notes for researchers
- The entry rests on a single passage in al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Participated in
- Sanjar's revolt in Khuzistan and his surrender (606–608 AH)
People and things also explored
Qutb al-Din Sanjar· Sanjar's revolt in Khuzistan and his surrender (606–608 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 352-353
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.352-353
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islam.museum contributors. “Sa'd ibn Dakla, Atabeg of Shiraz”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sad-ibn-dakla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.