Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi (Arabic: أبو القاسم الحسين بن علي المغربي) was a senior statesman of Persian origin in the service of the Abbasid, Ikhshidid and Hamdanid dynasties.
Lifeedit
He was the son of Ali ibn Muhammad al-Maghribi, an official of Persian origin, who became head of the diwan al-maghrib, the "Bureau of the West", whence his family acquired the nisbah of "al-Maghribi".[1] Like his father, Husayn was employed in the Abbasid central bureaucracy in Baghdad, where he married the sister of another official, Abu Ali Harun ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Awariji. Following the fall of the amir al-umaraIbn Ra'iq in 942, Husayn and his brother-in-law left Iraq and sought employment elsewhere. Husayn and his family eventually settled in Egypt, where he entered the service of its ruler, Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid.[1] Some time after—according to P. Smoor, probably in 946, when al-Ikhshid died and Abu al-Misk Kafur assumed the de facto governance of the Ikhshidid domains—they left Egypt for the court of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla in Aleppo.[1]
Husayn remained in Aleppo as secretary (katib) until the end of his life. By 965, he had risen to become an important personality in the affairs of the Hamdanid emirate, as evidenced by the fact that he briefly served as hostage to the Byzantines during negotiations for a prisoner exchange. He died soon after, or, according to some accounts, before his return to Hamdanid territory.[1] His son, Abu'l-Hasan Ali, succeeded him in Hamdanid service, before switching to the Fatimid court, where he until his execution along with almost the entire family in 1010. Only his namesake grandson, Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn, escaped the massacre and served successively in the Buyid, Marwanid and Uqaylid courts until his death in 1027.[2]
husayn, maghribi, namesake, grandson, qasim, husayn, maghribi, qasim, husayn, maghribi, arabic, أبو, القاسم, الحسين, بن, علي, المغربي, senior, statesman, persian, origin, service, abbasid, ikhshidid, hamdanid, dynasties, life, edithe, muhammad, maghribi, offic. For his namesake grandson see Abu l Qasim al Husayn ibn Ali al Maghribi Abu l Qasim al Husayn ibn Ali al Maghribi Arabic أبو القاسم الحسين بن علي المغربي was a senior statesman of Persian origin in the service of the Abbasid Ikhshidid and Hamdanid dynasties Life editHe was the son of Ali ibn Muhammad al Maghribi an official of Persian origin who became head of the diwan al maghrib the Bureau of the West whence his family acquired the nisbah of al Maghribi 1 Like his father Husayn was employed in the Abbasid central bureaucracy in Baghdad where he married the sister of another official Abu Ali Harun ibn Abd al Aziz al Awariji Following the fall of the amir al umara Ibn Ra iq in 942 Husayn and his brother in law left Iraq and sought employment elsewhere Husayn and his family eventually settled in Egypt where he entered the service of its ruler Muhammad ibn Tughj al Ikhshid 1 Some time after according to P Smoor probably in 946 when al Ikhshid died and Abu al Misk Kafur assumed the de facto governance of the Ikhshidid domains they left Egypt for the court of the Hamdanid emir Sayf al Dawla in Aleppo 1 Husayn remained in Aleppo as secretary katib until the end of his life By 965 he had risen to become an important personality in the affairs of the Hamdanid emirate as evidenced by the fact that he briefly served as hostage to the Byzantines during negotiations for a prisoner exchange He died soon after or according to some accounts before his return to Hamdanid territory 1 His son Abu l Hasan Ali succeeded him in Hamdanid service before switching to the Fatimid court where he until his execution along with almost the entire family in 1010 Only his namesake grandson Abu l Qasim al Husayn escaped the massacre and served successively in the Buyid Marwanid and Uqaylid courts until his death in 1027 2 References edit a b c d Smoor 1986 p 1210 Smoor 1986 pp 1210 1212 Sources editSmoor Pieter 1986 al Mag h ribi In Bosworth C E van Donzel E Lewis B amp Pellat Ch eds The Encyclopaedia of Islam Second Edition Volume V Khe Mahi Leiden E J Brill pp 1210 1212 doi 10 1163 1573 3912 islam SIM 4768 ISBN 978 90 04 07819 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Husayn ibn Ali al Maghribi amp oldid 1222561767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
