Isma'il ibn Yusuf
Isma'il ibn Yusuf ibn Ibrahim ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi TalibAlid who rose in revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate in the Hejaz in 865–866, during the Anarchy at Samarra.[2]
The uprising began in
Ka'aba and emptying the treasury of money and valuables, as well as extorting 200,000 gold dinars from the inhabitants.[1] The motives for his rebellion are not clear, but may be connected to the renewed persecution of the Alids under the Abbasid caliphs from al-Mutawakkil's reign onward.[2]
After fifty days he left for Medina, but although the governor of the latter made no attempt to resist and went into hiding, Isma'il returned to Mecca and laid siege to it. As the siege dragged on, famine spread in Mecca, and a lot of its inhabitants died; after 57 days, the Alid left Mecca and made for Jeddah.[3] There he repeated his exactions, confiscating wealth, merchandise, and food.[4]
In January 866, on the
References
- ^ a b Saliba 1985, p. 108.
- ^ a b Landau-Tasseron 2010, p. 408.
- ^ Saliba 1985, pp. 108–109.
- ^ a b Saliba 1985, p. 109.
- ^ a b Madelung 2000, p. 792.
- ^ Landau-Tasseron 2010, pp. 408–409.
- ^ Landau-Tasseron 2010, p. 409.
Sources
- Landau-Tasseron, Ella (2010). "Arabia". In ISBN 978-0-521-83823-8.
- ISBN 978-90-04-11211-7.
- ISBN 978-0-87395-883-7.