Sadaqa ibn Mansur al-Mazyadidi, King of the Arabs
صدقة بن منصور المزيدي ملك العرب
April 1108 CE · Sha'ban 501 AH
Sadaqa ibn Mansur ibn Dubays ibn Ali ibn Mazyad al-Asadi, amir of Banu Mazyad and builder of al-Hilla in Iraq; among the strongest backers of Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah against Barkyaruq, who enfeoffed him Wasit and licensed him over Basra — but he sheltered Sarkhab ibn Kaykhusraw and the sultan contested the realm with him; meeting him at the end of Rajab 501 AH with Ubada and Khafaja deserting him, he charged the Turks crying 'I am the king of the Arabs, I am Sadaqa', an arrow pinned him and a Turkish ghulam named Barghash killed him and bore his head to the sultan — in the twenty-first year of his emirate; generous, forbearing, truthful and just, he could read but not write and kept a library of finely copied books.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Sadaqa ibn Mansur ibn Dubays ibn Ali ibn Mazyad al-Asadi, amir of the Banu Mazyad and builder of al-Hilla in Iraq. He was given the title "King of the Arabs" 1.
His rule
He was one of the rulers of the Mazyadid state. He was among the greatest supporters of Sultan Muhammad ibn Malik Shah against his brother Barkiyaruq. The Sultan granted him Wasit and permitted him to rule Basra 1.
His death
Sultan Muhammad contested his rule after he had given protection to Sarkhab ibn Kaykhusraw. When the two met at the end of Rajab in the year 501 AH, the Ubada and the Khafaja deserted him. He charged the Turks, calling out, "I am the King of the Arabs, I am Sadaqa." An arrow struck him, and a Turkish youth named Barghash killed him, and his head was carried to the Sultan. This was twenty-one years into his rule 1.
His character
Ibn Khaldun describes him as generous, forbearing, truthful and just. He could read but not write, and he had a library of books in attributed hands 1.
Notes for researchers
- The date of death (501 AH, around April 1108 CE) is derived, and the calculation is not confirmed by a second source. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Predecessor of
- Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi
- Member of
- Banu Mazyad (the Mazyadids)
- Ruler of
- Mazyadid dynasty
- Fought
- السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه
People and things also explored
Dubays ibn Sadaqa al-Mazyadidi· Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Mazyad al-Asadi· Banu Mazyad (the Mazyadids)· Mazyadid dynasty· المسترشد بالله الفضل بن المستظهر· السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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