At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
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Commanders: السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه
Commanders: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash
Summary
In 500 AH the sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah campaigned against the Batiniyya and took their fortress in Isfahan 1.
The fortress and its lord
Its lord, Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash, was killed. He had held it for twelve years. It was built by Malikshah on top of a mountain, at a cost of 200,000 dinars 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash· السلطان محمد بن ملكشاه
- Occurred at
- Isfahan
People and things also explored
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan· Conquest of Isfahan (21 AH)· death of al-Bahlawan — the Isfahan mazhab wars, the Rayy fitna, Tughril breaks free· The Jalali calendar reform· The killing of Mardawij ibn Ziyad· Mas'ud ibn Mahmud Storms Isfahan· Mungli killed; Aghlamish inherits his domains· Smallpox and epidemic deaths, 422–425
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 410
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah takes the Batiniyya fortress at Isfahan and kills Ibn Attash in 500”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/muhammad-tapar-batiniyya-fort-500/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.