Abd al-Malik ibn Salih
Abd al-Malik ibn Salih | |
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| Abbasid governor of Mosul | |
| In office 785–787 | |
| Monarchs | Musa al-Hadi, Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Hashim ibn Sa'id (785) |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq ibn Muhammed (787–778) |
| Abbasid governor of Medina | |
| In office 787–789 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Ishaq ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Raba'i (789 – 790s) |
| Abbasid governor of Syria | |
| In office 793–795 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Musa ibn Yahya |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq ibn Isa ibn Ali (c. 795 – 800s) |
| Abbasid governor of Egypt | |
| In office 795 – 795 (Less than a year) | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Harthama ibn A'yan |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 750 |
| Died | 812 |
| Relations | Abbasid dynasty |
| Children | Abd al-Rahman |
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| Relatives | Al-Fadl ibn Salih, Ibrahim ibn Salih, and Isma'il ibn Salih (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Years of service | 812 (end of active service) |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Arab–Byzantine wars |
ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī (
Biography
Abd al-Malik's family were among the most powerful clans during the early Abbasid era. They played an important role in the final overthrow of the
Under
In 792, after the death of Ibrahim, Abd al-Malik became the head of his clan, and in 794 he was appointed as governor of the
In c. 800, Abd al-Malik was also placed as tutor for Harun's son al-Qasim. His prominence and influence with the army led Harun distrust him and in 803 he was arrested and thrown into prison. The actual reason remains unclear, although most sources agree that his own son, Abd ar-Rahman, informed the Caliph that he was allegedly planning to overthrow him. Abd al-Malik remained imprisoned until Harun's death six years later, when the Caliph al-Amin (r. 809–813) released him.[2][7] Al-Amin's succession was contested by his elder half-brother al-Ma'mun, and there was unrest in Syria. Abd al-Malik still wielded considerable influence over the frontier troops, and therefore he was appointed governor of Syria and al-Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) and tasked with securing these regions for al-Amin and raising troops to confront al-Ma'mun. However, soon after reaching Raqqa, Abd al-Malik fell ill and died.[2][7] His grave was demolished a few years later by the victorious al-Ma'mun, allegedly because Abd al-Malik had sworn never to accept al-Ma'mun's rule.[2]
References
- ^ Cobb 2001, pp. 23–28.
- ^ a b c d e f Zetterstéen 1960, pp. 77–78.
- ^ Slane 1843, p. 316.
- ^ a b Cobb 2001, p. 28.
- ^ Lilie 1996, p. 158.
- ^ Theophanes the Confessor. Chronicle, AM 6290 and 6291 (Mango & Scott 1997, pp. 650–652); Lilie 1996, pp. 161–162; PmbZ, p. 8.
- ^ a b Cobb 2001, p. 29.
Sources
- Cobb, Paul M. (2001). White Banners: Contention in 'Abbāsid Syria, 750–880. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-4880-0.
- Lilie, Ralph-Johannes (1996). Byzanz unter Eirene und Konstantin VI. (780–802) (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. ISBN 3-631-30582-6.
- Mango, Cyril; Scott, Roger, eds. (1997). The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor. Byzantine and Near Eastern History, AD 284–813. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-822568-7.
- Slane, William MacGuckin (1843). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- ISBN 978-3-11-015179-4.
- OCLC 495469456.