Ali ibn al-Musayyab

Ali ibn al-Musayyab (

Upon the death of his elder brother in 996 Ali assumed leadership of the Banu Uqayl, the tribe which his family belonged to, however he was prevented from taking control of the Mosul and the authority to farm tarm within the area, which had been initially granted to his father Muhummad by the Buyid Amir al-umara Baha al-Dawla. He was unable to retain these powers even though the local Buyids had lost effective control in the region after the death of the previous Amir and governor Abu Jafar Al-Hajjaj, due to the military and financial power of his brother Al-Muqallad. Initially Ali accepted his brother's position as sole ruler, however by 997 conflict had erupted between the two as Ali sought to take these powers away from Al-Muqallad. The war was ended by a compromise between the two brothers at the behest of their sister where they decided to split the revenues between themselves, effectively granting Ali co-regency over Mosul. His authority was confirmed by the granting of the honourific "Janah al-Dawla" by the Buyid amir.^[2]

Upon his death he was succeeded by younger brother Hasan as co-ruler of the Uqaylid state.^[1]

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