Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Muhallabi
Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Muhallabi محمد بن يزيد المهلبي | |
|---|---|
| In office 810s–811/12 | |
| Monarch | al-Amin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | Late 811 or early 812 Ahvaz, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Parent | Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Years of service | 809–811 |
| Battles/wars | Fourth Fitna |
Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi (
Career
Muhammad was a member of the prominent
When the war began, the fighting between the two sides did not initially take place near al-Ahwaz, but by the autumn of 811 al-Ma'mun's general Tahir had advanced from Khurasan to the district of
As soon as Muhammad arrived at al-Ahwaz, he entered the city and prepared his men for combat. They quickly encountered Tahir's advance forces, who attacked them with stones and arrows. A fierce battle between the two sides followed, and soon many of Muhammad's soldiers began to flee. When Muhammad saw that he was losing the fight, he and several of his freedmen dismounted, hamstrung their horses and charged at Tahir's men, killing many of them. In the midst of the charge, however, Muhammad was hit by a spear and fell; a group of enemy soldiers then rushed him and struck him until he was dead. Tahir therefore won the battle and took al-Ahwaz.[4]
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References
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- Fishbein, Michael, ed. (1992). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXI: The War Between Brothers: The Caliphate of Muḥammad al-Amīn, A.D. 809–813/A.H. 193–198. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-1085-1.
- Al-Ya'qubi, Ahmad ibn Abu Ya'qub. Historiae, Vol. 2. Ed. M. Th. Houtsma. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1883.