Abu 'l-Fadl Muhammad ibn Abi Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Katib, commonly known after his father as Ibn al-'Amid (died 970) was a Persian[1] statesman who served as the vizier of the Buyid ruler Rukn al-Dawla for thirty years, from 940 until his death in 970. His son, Abu'l-Fath Ali ibn Muhammad [tr], also called Ibn al-'Amid, succeeded him in his office.
Abu 'l-Fadl was from a low-class family.[2] He was the son of a wheat merchant from Qom, who served as a kātib in Khurasan and later attained the rank of ʿamīd. In 933, he was the vizier of Vushmgir.[3] He was later taken captive by the Samanids.[2] He was assassinated at Isfahan around 935.[3]
Abu 'l-Fadl is first mentioned in 940, when the Buyid ruler Rukn al-Dawla, who greatly favored him, appointed him as his vizier. In 948, Abu 'l-Fadl served as the tutor of Rukn al-Dawla's son 'Adud al-Dawla.[2] In ca. 955, a son of Abu 'l-Fadl's father's former overlord, Muhammad ibn Makan, marched towards the domains of Rukn al-Dawla, conquering the important cities Isfahan and Ray. During their invasion, Abu 'l-Fadl tried to repel them, but was defeated. However, in a second battle, with the aid of Adud al-Dawla,[4] he managed to rout them, reconquer lost territory, and capture their leader Muhammad. Another Dailamite military officer named Ruzbahan also shortly rebelled against Mu'izz al-Dawla, while his brother Bullaka rebelled against Adud al-Dawla at Shiraz. Abu 'l-Fadl, however, managed to suppress the rebellion. In the 960s, the prominent official Ibn Miskawayh served Abu 'l-Fadl as his chief librarian in an important library in Ray.[5]
In 966, Abu 'l-Fadl was wounded during an invasion by ghazis from Khorasan, who plundered much of Jibal, and marched towards the great library of Ray, which was, however, saved by Ibn Miskawayh.[5] Rukn al-Dawla shortly managed to repel them.[6] The next year, under the orders of Rukn al-Dawla, Abu 'l-Fadl conquered Azerbaijan, and restored the SallaridIbrahim I ibn Marzuban I as the ruler of the region, but shortly urged Rukn al-Dawla to depose Ibrahim and impose direct Buyid control on the region. Rukn al-Dawla, however, declined his advice.[7] In 970, Abu 'l-Fadl was sent on an expedition to the Kurdish ruler Hasanwayh, but died before he managed to deal with the latter, and was shortly succeeded as vizier by his son Abu'l-Fath,[8] who shortly managed to deal with Hasanwayh.[6]
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Abu 'l-Fadl enjoyed an excellent reputation as a scholar and became the centre of a literary circle. Amongst his outstanding contributions to science is his book entitled "Building Cities" in which he describes building methods and construction planning. The book exists as an original manuscript in one of the Arabic and Islamic libraries in Istanbul, Turkey.
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^Frye, R.N., ed. (1975). The Cambridge history of Iran (Repr. ed.). London: Cambridge U.P. p. 585. ISBN978-0-521-20093-6.
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Bosworth, C. Edmund (2002). "MESKAVAYH, ABU ʿALI AḤMAD". Encyclopaedia Iranica. London et al.: C. Edmund Bosworth.
Donohue, John J. (2003). The Buwayhid Dynasty in Iraq 334 H./945 to 403 H./1012: Shaping Institutions for the Future. Leiden and Boston: Brill. ISBN90-04-12860-3.
Kennedy, Hugh (2004). The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century (Second ed.). Harlow: Longman. ISBN978-0-582-40525-7.
Madelung, W. (1975). "The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran". In Frye, Richard N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198–249. ISBN0-521-20093-8.
Zetterstéen, K.V. (1987). "Ibn al-′Amīd". E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, Volume III: E–I′timād al-Dawla. Leiden: BRILL. p. 360. ISBN90-04-09789-9.
fadl, amid, fadl, muhammad, abdallah, husayn, muhammad, katib, commonly, known, after, father, amid, died, persian, statesman, served, vizier, buyid, ruler, rukn, dawla, thirty, years, from, until, death, fath, muhammad, also, called, amid, succeeded, office, . Abu l Fadl Muhammad ibn Abi Abdallah al Husayn ibn Muhammad al Katib commonly known after his father as Ibn al Amid died 970 was a Persian 1 statesman who served as the vizier of the Buyid ruler Rukn al Dawla for thirty years from 940 until his death in 970 His son Abu l Fath Ali ibn Muhammad tr also called Ibn al Amid succeeded him in his office Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 References 4 SourcesBiography edit nbsp Iran in the mid 10th centuryAbu l Fadl was from a low class family 2 He was the son of a wheat merchant from Qom who served as a katib in Khurasan and later attained the rank of ʿamid In 933 he was the vizier of Vushmgir 3 He was later taken captive by the Samanids 2 He was assassinated at Isfahan around 935 3 Abu l Fadl is first mentioned in 940 when the Buyid ruler Rukn al Dawla who greatly favored him appointed him as his vizier In 948 Abu l Fadl served as the tutor of Rukn al Dawla s son Adud al Dawla 2 In ca 955 a son of Abu l Fadl s father s former overlord Muhammad ibn Makan marched towards the domains of Rukn al Dawla conquering the important cities Isfahan and Ray During their invasion Abu l Fadl tried to repel them but was defeated However in a second battle with the aid of Adud al Dawla 4 he managed to rout them reconquer lost territory and capture their leader Muhammad Another Dailamite military officer named Ruzbahan also shortly rebelled against Mu izz al Dawla while his brother Bullaka rebelled against Adud al Dawla at Shiraz Abu l Fadl however managed to suppress the rebellion In the 960s the prominent official Ibn Miskawayh served Abu l Fadl as his chief librarian in an important library in Ray 5 In 966 Abu l Fadl was wounded during an invasion by ghazis from Khorasan who plundered much of Jibal and marched towards the great library of Ray which was however saved by Ibn Miskawayh 5 Rukn al Dawla shortly managed to repel them 6 The next year under the orders of Rukn al Dawla Abu l Fadl conquered Azerbaijan and restored the Sallarid Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I as the ruler of the region but shortly urged Rukn al Dawla to depose Ibrahim and impose direct Buyid control on the region Rukn al Dawla however declined his advice 7 In 970 Abu l Fadl was sent on an expedition to the Kurdish ruler Hasanwayh but died before he managed to deal with the latter and was shortly succeeded as vizier by his son Abu l Fath 8 who shortly managed to deal with Hasanwayh 6 Work editAbu l Fadl enjoyed an excellent reputation as a scholar and became the centre of a literary circle Amongst his outstanding contributions to science is his book entitled Building Cities in which he describes building methods and construction planning The book exists as an original manuscript in one of the Arabic and Islamic libraries in Istanbul Turkey References edit Frye R N ed 1975 The Cambridge history of Iran Repr ed London Cambridge U P p 585 ISBN 978 0 521 20093 6 a b c Kennedy 2004 p 230 a b Cahen 1971 Donohue 2003 pp 68 69 a b Bosworth 2002 a b Zettersteen 1987 p 360 Madelung 1975 p 236 Bosworth 1975 p 269 Sources editBosworth C E 1975 Iran under the Buyids In Frye Richard N ed The Cambridge History of Iran Volume 4 From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 250 305 ISBN 0 521 20093 8 Bosworth C Edmund 2002 MESKAVAYH ABU ʿALI AḤMAD Encyclopaedia Iranica London et al C Edmund Bosworth Cahen Claude 1971 Ibn al ʿAmid In Lewis B Menage V L Pellat Ch amp Schacht J eds The Encyclopaedia of Islam Second Edition Volume III H Iram Leiden E J Brill pp 703 704 OCLC 495469525 Donohue John J 2003 The Buwayhid Dynasty in Iraq 334 H 945 to 403 H 1012 Shaping Institutions for the Future Leiden and Boston Brill ISBN 90 04 12860 3 Kennedy Hugh 2004 The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century Second ed Harlow Longman ISBN 978 0 582 40525 7 Madelung W 1975 The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran In Frye Richard N ed The Cambridge History of Iran Volume 4 From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 198 249 ISBN 0 521 20093 8 Zettersteen K V 1987 Ibn al Amid E J Brill s First Encyclopaedia of Islam Volume III E I timad al Dawla Leiden BRILL p 360 ISBN 90 04 09789 9 Preceded byAbu l Hasan Abbad ibn Abbas Vizier of the Buyid amirate of Ray940 970 Succeeded byAbu l Fath Ali ibn Muhammad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abu 27l Fadl ibn al Amid amp oldid 1167782901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
