Rashid al-Dawla Mahmud
Abu Salama Mahmud ibn Nasr ibn Salih
First reign
He rose to power as a young prince when the
Second reign
After Thimal's death in late 1062, Mahmud opposed Thimal's nomination of
In May 1071 Mahmud conquered Baalbek.[4] According to Ibn al-Adim, a 13th-century Arab biographer and historian, the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes blamed the raids of Mahmud into Byzantine territory for his interventions in Muslim territories which eventually led to his defeat and capture in the Battle of Manzikert. Al-Adim's account was the first "to attempt an explanation for the Byzantine campaign". Romanos was also presumed to be unhappy about Mahmud's conversion to Sunni Islam and allegiance to the rising power of the Seljuks.[5]
Mahmud died in 1075, having appointed his youngest son, Shabib, as his successor. However, his oldest son, Nasr, whose mother was the daughter of the Buyid emir Jalal al-Dawla, was recognised as his successor.
References
- ISBN 9780415548533.
- ISBN 9789652640147.
- ISBN 9781134259861.
- ISBN 9781780965031.
- ISBN 9780748625727.
Sources
- ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2.