سعيد بن أحمد الباهلي
سعيد بن أحمد الباهلي
Sa'id ibn Ahmad al-Bahili, headman of the Bahila band who coveted the Batayih after the Zanj quit it; haled to Baghdad he died under seven hundred lashes and was crucified — driving the rest of his chiefs into the Zanj 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Sa'id ibn Ahmad ibn Sa'id ibn Salm al-Bahili, the foremost of the Bahila 2.
The report
According to the account, the Bahila had become greedy for the marshes after the Zanj left them, and they spread corruption there. He was seized and taken to Baghdad. al-Mu'tamid ordered him to be given seven hundred lashes; he was flogged and crucified in Rabi' al-Akhir of the year 258 AH. The rest of their leaders then joined the Zanj 2.
Notes for researchers
- The account comes from al-Muntazam alone. It needs an additional source.
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p. 100
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p.100
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