Al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani
Al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani الوليد بن طريف الشيباني | |
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Died | c. 795 Abbasid Caliphate |
Criminal charge | Rebellion against State (Treason) |
Penalty | Killed by Abbasid army |
Details | |
Victims | unknown |
Date | 794 – 795 (few months) |
Killed | unknown |
Al-Walid ibn Tarif al-Shaybani (
Career
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In several sources al-Walid is referred to as a member of the
In 794 al-Walid revolted against the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid and quickly gathered a large number of supporters around him. He soon overran much of the Jazira and killed the governor of Diyar Rabi'a when the latter marched against him, then invaded Diyar Mudar and besieged 'Abd al-Malik ibn Salih in Raqqa. The Kharijites subsequently moved on to Arminiya and besieged Khilat, whose inhabitants agreed to ransom themselves in exchange for their liberty, and proceeded to invade Adharbayjan, Hulwan, the Sawad of Iraq and the districts on the west bank of the Tigris, enriching themselves along the way. They then returned to the Jazira, causing devastation to the province, and gained additional followers for their cause.[3]
In an effort to stop the Kharijites, Harun al-Rashid sent two armies in succession against them, but they were defeated by the rebels and both of their commanders died in combat. The caliph then put
Al-Walid was elegised after his death by his sister, the warrior and poet
Notes
- ^ Al-Tabari 1989, p. 143 n. 524.
- ^ Ibn Khallikan 1868, p. 668.
- ^ Al-Tabari 1989, pp. 143, 153; Ibn Khallikan 1868, p. 668; Ibn Khallikan 1871, p. 218; Ibn al-Athir 1987, p. 302; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 450, 451–452; Al-Ya'qubi 1883, pp. 495–96; Eisenstein 2002, pp. 129–30.
- ^ Al-Tabari 1989, pp. 143, 153, 154; Ibn Khallikan 1868, pp. 668–70; Ibn Khallikan 1871, pp. 218–220; Ibn al-Athir 1987, pp. 302–04; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 451–452; Al-Ya'qubi 1883, p. 496; Eisenstein 2002, p. 130, Some of the specific details of the revolt are given differently in the sources.
- ^ Classical Poems by Arab Women: A Bilingual Anthology, ed. and trans. by Abdullah al-Udhari (London: Saqi Books, 1999), p. 106.
References
- Eisenstein, H. (2002). "Al-Walid b. Tarif". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume XI: W–Z. Leiden and New York: BRILL. pp. 129–130. ISBN 90-04-12756-9.
- Ibn al-Athir, 'Izz al-Din (1987). Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh, Vol. 5(in Arabic). Beirut: Dar al-'Ilmiyyah.
- Ibn Khallikan, Shams al-Din Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad (1868). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Vol. III. Trans. Baron Mac Guckin de Slane. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Ibn Khallikan, Shams al-Din Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad (1871). Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Vol. IV. Trans. Baron Mac Guckin de Slane. Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Khalifah ibn Khayyat(1985). al-'Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat, 3rd ed (in Arabic). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
- ISBN 0-88706-564-3.
- Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub (1883). Houtsma, M. Th. (ed.). Historiae, Vol. 2(in Arabic). Leiden: E. J. Brill.