شرف الدولة بن ركن الدولة
شرف الدولة بن ركن الدولة
Rukn al-Dawla's son; he beat and blinded his brother Samsam al-Dawla in 376, took Baghdad, was invested and crowned by a visiting al-Ta'i' — his deed read in the caliph's hearing — ordered a Ma'mun-like observation of the seven planets in 378, and died in 379 leaving it to his brother Abu Nasr 1.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Son of Rukn al-Dawla. al-Suyuti reports that in the year 376 AH he marched against his brother Samsam al-Dawla, defeated him and blinded him, and the army inclined to him 2.
Baghdad
He came to Baghdad, and al-Ta'i rode out to him to congratulate him on the lands. He was given the sultanate by investiture, and then departed. His investiture was read out while al-Ta'i listened. In the year 378 AH he ordered the observation of the seven planets in their courses, as al-Ma'mun had done. He died in the year 379 AH and left the succession to his brother Abu Nasr 2.
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 631
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.631
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