Al-Mu'addal
Al-Mu'addal | |
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Saffarids | |
Father | Ali ibn al-Layth |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2022) |
Al-Mu'addal ibn Ali ibn al-Layth was the
In 890 al-Mu'addal and his brother
Near the end of 908 al-Layth made a bid for power against 'Amr's son and successor
Al-Layth was now amir, but many were opposed to him. In the east, supporters of Tahir were causing unrest in
In 910 al-Mu'addal participated in al-Layth's campaign against Sebük-eri; once they entered Fars he was charged with capturing the road to
Muhammad was subsequently forced to conduct a campaign against the
Soon afterwards the Samanid Ahmad ibn Isma'il sent an army to take Zarang from the Saffarids. The Samanids arrived before the city in March 911 and initiated a siege. During the siege al-Mu'addal was informed of Ahmad's taking of Bust and his capture of Muhammad. This prompted him to negotiate with the Samanids, and at the end of July 911 he surrendered. Al-Mu'addal's fate was better than that of his predecessors', who had been imprisoned in Baghdad; he was sent by Ahmad to Bukhara and given a monthly stipend. His surrender allowed the Samanids to take control of Sistan.
References
- 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.