سلامة حاجب القاهر
سلامة حاجب القاهر
Al-Qahir's chamberlain; al-Suli says the caliph was reckless, blood-shedding, ill-mannered and wine-addicted — 'had it not been for the excellence of his chamberlain Salama, he would have ruined tillage and progeny' 1.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Salama, chamberlain of al-Qahir billah. al-Suyuti quotes al-Suli that al-Qahir was reckless and a shedder of blood, and that had it not been for the good qualities of his chamberlain Salama, he would have destroyed the crops and the people. This is al-Suli's judgement, as al-Suyuti transmits it 2.
Ibn al-Athir reports that he was taken captive together with the vizier al-Khasibi on the day al-Qahir was deposed, in the year 322 AH 3.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 599-600
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.599-600
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.210
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