سعيد الحاجب
سعيد الحاجب
Appointed to kill al-Musta'in after Ahmad ibn Tulun refused to slay caliphs' sons — he slaughtered him on 3 Shawwal 252, aged thirty-one 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Sa'id al-Hajib. The author of Tarikh al-Khulafa' reports that he was appointed to kill al-Musta'in, after Ahmad ibn Tulun refused to kill the sons of the caliphs 2.
The account
Al-Musta'in was slaughtered on the third of Shawwal in the year 252 AH, when he was thirty-one years old 2.
Notes for researchers
- The account rests on a single source and needs an additional one. The data does not make clear whether "thirty-one" refers to al-Musta'in's age or to Sa'id's.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 556
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.556
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