At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In 324 AH Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, amir of Wasit and its districts, took control of the state, and the office of the amirate of the amirs arose. Al-Suyuti relates this. 1
Al-Suyuti's account
He ruled the lands, and the office of the vizierate and the registers were made void; he and his scribe took everything. Money was carried to him and the treasuries were emptied. Al-Radi remained with him as a figure, having of the caliphate only the name. 1
In 325 AH the lands came to be divided between those who seized them and governors who sent no money, like the kings of the factions. Only Baghdad and al-Sawad remained in al-Radi's hands. 1
Ibn al-Athir's account
According to Ibn al-Athir, Ibn Ra'iq was in Wasit and also held Basra. After the killing of Mardawij the Turks wrote to him and asked for pardon; he summoned them and they went to him, and Bajkam came with them. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- محمد بن رائق· al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir
People and things also explored
Amir al-Umara — the over-commandership· The deposition of al-Qahir and the blinding of his eyes· al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir· محمد بن رائق
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 605
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 228
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Ra'iq's ascendancy and the rise of the amir al-umara”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-raiq-amir-al-umara-324/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.