Umran ibn Shahin

Imran ibn Shahin, lord of the marshes (al-Bataih), who was from the people of al-Jamida ².

He collected taxes, then fled to the marshes for fear of the sultan. He lived among the reeds and thickets, feeding on the fish and water birds he caught. Then he began to cut the road on those who passed through the marshes ².

A group of fishermen and thieves gathered to him, and he built strongholds on the hills, and he prevailed over those regions ².

Mu'izz al-Dawla sent against him his vizier Abu Ja'far al-Saymari, who fought him many times and captured his family and dependants. Imran went into hiding. When Imad al-Dawla died and al-Saymari marched to Shiraz, he came out of hiding, returned to his affairs and grew strong ².

Ibn al-Athir reports that he died in the year 369 AH, after the kings and caliphs had sought him for forty years, and that he died of natural causes. His son al-Hasan succeeded him ³.