Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- General
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia · Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Wasif b. Sawartakin, commander of al-Muktafi bi'llah; he was sent with a body of commanders against Zikrawayh the Qarmatian, pushing through from al-Qadisiyya on the Khaffan road. 1
The battle of Khaffan
He met him on Saturday with eight days left of Rabi' I 294, and they fought that day: the Qarmatians were slaughtered wholesale, and Zikrawayh took a blow that mingled with his brain — he lived five days, then died. 1
Connections
- Allied with
- al-Muktafi bi-Allah
- Participated in
- The Killing of Zikrawayh at the Hand of Wasif
People and things also explored
The ransom exchange between Muslims and Byzantines, 295· زكرويه بن مهرويه القرمطي· The Killing of Zikrawayh at the Hand of Wasif· al-Muktafi bi-Allah
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 352
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Wasif ibn Sawartekin”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/wasif-ibn-sawartekin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.