Abu'l-Saj Devdad
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Abu'l-Saj Devdad أبو الساج ديوداد | |
|---|---|
| Abbasid Governor of Ahvaz | |
| In office 875–876 | |
| Monarch | al-Mu'tamid |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim ibn Sima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 879 |
| Children | Muhammad, Yusuf |
| Parent | Devdad |
| Relatives | Abd al-Rahman ibn Muflih (son in-law) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Service/ | Abbasid Army |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Fifth Fitna |
Abu'l-Sāj Dēvdād (in
Arabic: أبو الساج ديوداد Abū al-Sāj Dīwdād) (died 879) was a Sogdian prince, who was of the most prominent emirs, commanders and officials of the Abbasid Caliphate. He was the eponymous ancestor of the Sajid dynasty of Azerbaijan
. His father was named Devdasht.
Biography
Abu'l-Saj belonged to
civil war of that year, and was put in charge of the defense of al-Mada'in.[2]
In 875, Abu'l-Saj was appointed as the governor of
Fars in order to subdue the military adventurer Muhammad ibn Wasil
. However, when Abu'l-Saj was in Dulab (a village near Ahvaz), news reached to him about the defeat and death of 'Abd al-Rahman, which made him go to 'Askar Mukram instead. The Zanjis used this as an opportunity to attack Ahvaz, where they subjected the city into pillaging and killing. This made the caliph dismiss Abu'l-Saj from his post by appointing Ibrahim ibn Sima instead.
The following year, Abu'l-Saj joined the
Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul, which ended in a Saffarid defeat, and reportedly remonstrated Ya'qub after the battle for his bad tactics. Following the defeat, the caliphal regent al-Muwaffaq seized his properties in Iraq. In 879, Ya'qub died after of colic disease, and was succeeded by his younger brother Amr ibn al-Layth, who made peace with the Abbasid Caliphate
.
After having made peace with the caliph, Abu'l-Saj left Fars for
Yusuf
, would both go on to have distinguished careers, becoming the first and third, respectively, Sajid governors of Azerbaijan.
References
Sources
- Khatibi, Abolfazl; Poor, Daryoush Mohammad. "Abū al-Sāj". Encyclopedia Islamica. BRILL.
- Bosworth, C.E. The History of the Saffarids of Sistan and the Maliks of Nimruz (247/861 to 949/1542-3). Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers, 1994.
- Madelung, Wilfred. "Banu Saj." Encyclopaedia Iranica. Ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Columbia University. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
Further reading
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2009). "Abū l-Sāj". In Fleet, Kate; ISSN 1873-9830.