Kurankij
Kurankij | |
---|---|
Abu Shuja Kurankij ibn Faradi | |
amir al-umara of the Abbasid Caliphate | |
In office 3 July 941 – August 941 | |
Monarch | al-Muttaqi |
Preceded by | Bajkam |
Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn Ra'iq |
Personal details | |
Died | Baghdad |
Abu Shuja Kurankij ibn Faradi was a
Career
Kurankij was a commander in the
With al-Baridi gone, on 3 July Kurankij was appointed as
In the meantime, a previous amir al-umara, Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, who had fled to Syria, was strengthened by an influx of Turkish commanders leaving Baghdad, and received a letter from al-Muttaqi inviting his return to the Abbasid capital. [6] When Kurankij received news of Ibn Ra'iq's march on Baghdad, he recalled Ispahan from Wasit, which almost immediately was captured by the Baridis. On 22 August, he also dismissed the vizier al-Qarariti and replaced him with Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Qasim al-Karkhi.[7]
As Ibn Ra'iq approached Baghdad, Kurankij exited the city and made for Ukbara. The two armies fought for several days, but Ibn Ra'iq was unable to secure victory. Nevertheless, on 23 August a detachment of Ibn Ra'iq's army under Ibn Muqatil entered Baghdad, followed two days later by the bulk of Ibn Ra'iq's army, with Kurankij following behind a day later. Kurankij and his men were reportedly contemptuous of their opponent, and Ibn Ra'iq himself is said to have contemplated returning to Syria. But in a fight that broke out in the city itself, some of Ibn Ra'iq's men managed to attack the Daylamites from behind. The Daylamites panicked and were routed, as they were also being attacked by the populace. Kurankij went into hiding, and Ibn Ra'iq's ascendancy was secured.[8][9] On 22 September, Ibn Ra'iq had the surviving Daylamites executed, and on the next day, he was raised to amir al-umara. Kurankij was discovered and imprisoned in the palace.[9][10]
When the Baridis under Abu'l-Husayn al-Baridi captured Baghdad in March 942, they found Kurankij still imprisoned. Abu'l-Husayn sent him to his brother in Basra, and nothing further is known of Kurankij thereafter.[11]
References
- ^ Bowen 1928, pp. 370–371.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 15–18.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 18–19.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 18–20.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, p. 20.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 20–21.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, p. 21.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 21–23.
- ^ a b Bowen 1928, p. 373.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 23–24.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 26–27.
Sources
- Amedroz, Henry F.; Margoliouth, David S., eds. (1921). The Eclipse of the 'Abbasid Caliphate. Original Chronicles of the Fourth Islamic Century, Vol. V: The concluding portion of The Experiences of Nations by Miskawaihi, Vol. II: Reigns of Muttaqi, Mustakfi, Muzi and Ta'i. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
- Bowen, Harold (1928). The Life and Times of ʿAlí Ibn ʿÍsà, ‘The Good Vizier’. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. OCLC 386849.