طريف السبكري
طريف السبكري
An Abbasid commander — Abu Tahir's captive from the Kufa battle of 312 — whom al-Qahir later confined in an oubliette; the deposing troops freed him and jailed the caliph in his cell in 322 1.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Tarif al-Subkari, an Abbasid commander. He was among the sultan's companions with al-Hajjaj in the year 312 AH, and Abu Tahir al-Qarmati captured him on the day of Kufa 2.
al-Qahir billah then imprisoned him in a pit. When al-Qahir was deposed in the year 322 AH, they opened his place, took him out, and imprisoned al-Qahir in his stead 3.
Ibn al-Athir reports that al-Qahir sent him to Mu'nis, calling him to the palace, and that Mu'nis was afterwards seized 4.
The details of the dialogue attributed to him need an additional source.
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 115-210
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.115
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.210
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.190
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islam.museum contributors. “طريف السبكري”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/tarif-al-subkari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.