As his nisba indicates, he was a military slave of the Sajid ruler of Adharbayjan, Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj.[1] After Yusuf died in 928, he was succeeded briefly as ruler by his nephew, and then by Wasif al-Shirvani in 929 as governor of Adharbayjan for the Abbasid Caliphate. He in turn was followed, likely in the same year, by Muflih. Muflih is first mentioned by Ibn al-Athir in office in 931, and held the post at least until 935, when the last coins struck in his name appear. After him the province was taken over by the KharijiDaysam ibn Ibrahim, likewise a former officer of Yusuf ibn Abi'l-Saj, in 937/8.[2][3]
In 931, the Byzantines were engaged in southern Armenia, aiding the ruler of Vaspurakan, Gagik I, who had rallied the local Armenian princes and allied himself with the Byzantines against the local Muslim emirates; the Christian forces raided the Kaysite emirate and razed Khliat and Berkri to the ground, before marching into Upper Mesopotamia and capturing Samosata. Learning of this, Muflih assembled a "large army" and himself invaded Armenia, defeating Gagik and his Byzantine allies in a battle that according to Ibn al-Athir cost 100,000 Armenians their lives.[1][2][5][6]
When Daysam took power in Adharbayjan, Muflih fled to Shirvan and sought refuge with the local autonomous ruler, Abu Tahir Yazid, but the latter handed him over to Daysam to avoid trouble.[7]
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muflih, saji, arabic, مفلح, الساجي, muslim, commander, governor, adharbayjan, iranian, azerbaijan, from, biography, editas, nisba, indicates, military, slave, sajid, ruler, adharbayjan, yusuf, after, yusuf, died, succeeded, briefly, ruler, nephew, then, wasif,. Muflih al Saji Arabic مفلح الساجي was a Muslim commander and governor of Adharbayjan Iranian Azerbaijan from c 929 to c 935 Biography editAs his nisba indicates he was a military slave of the Sajid ruler of Adharbayjan Yusuf ibn Abi l Saj 1 After Yusuf died in 928 he was succeeded briefly as ruler by his nephew and then by Wasif al Shirvani in 929 as governor of Adharbayjan for the Abbasid Caliphate He in turn was followed likely in the same year by Muflih Muflih is first mentioned by Ibn al Athir in office in 931 and held the post at least until 935 when the last coins struck in his name appear After him the province was taken over by the Khariji Daysam ibn Ibrahim likewise a former officer of Yusuf ibn Abi l Saj in 937 8 2 3 In 929 Muflih defeated the Byzantine Domestic of the Schools John Kourkouas in battle The victorious Muflih then pursued the Byzantines into their own territory 1 4 5 In 931 the Byzantines were engaged in southern Armenia aiding the ruler of Vaspurakan Gagik I who had rallied the local Armenian princes and allied himself with the Byzantines against the local Muslim emirates the Christian forces raided the Kaysite emirate and razed Khliat and Berkri to the ground before marching into Upper Mesopotamia and capturing Samosata Learning of this Muflih assembled a large army and himself invaded Armenia defeating Gagik and his Byzantine allies in a battle that according to Ibn al Athir cost 100 000 Armenians their lives 1 2 5 6 When Daysam took power in Adharbayjan Muflih fled to Shirvan and sought refuge with the local autonomous ruler Abu Tahir Yazid but the latter handed him over to Daysam to avoid trouble 7 References edit a b c PmbZ Mufliḥ as Saǧi 25435 a b Minorsky 1958 p 60 Madelung 1975 p 232 Runciman 1988 p 139 a b Ter Ghewondyan 1976 p 82 Runciman 1988 p 141 Minorsky 1958 pp 27 60 61 Sources editLilie Ralph Johannes Ludwig Claudia Pratsch Thomas Zielke Beate 2013 Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Nach Vorarbeiten F Winkelmanns erstellt in German Berlin and Boston De Gruyter 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 Minorsky Vladimir 1958 A History of Sharvan and Darband in the 10th 11th Centuries Cambridge W Heffer amp Sons Ltd Runciman Steven 1988 1929 The Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and His Reign A Study of Tenth Century Byzantium Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 35722 5 Ter Ghewondyan Aram 1976 1965 The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia Translated by Nina G Garsoian Lisbon Livraria Bertrand OCLC 490638192 Preceded byWasif al Shirvani Governor of Adharbayjanc 929 935 Succeeded byDaysam ibn Ibrahim al Kurdi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Muflih al Saji amp oldid 1180098577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
