At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Summary
In Ramadan 381 AH Baha' al-Dawla overthrew the caliph al-Ta'i and publicly proclaimed al-Qadir billah, beginning a caliphate that lasted forty-one years. 2
The seizure of al-Ta'i
Abu al-Hasan ibn al-Mu'allim, one of Baha' al-Dawla's intimates, rode to al-Ta'i and, on entering, gave instructions that no one should be prevented from passing the chamberlains. Then Baha' al-Dawla advanced with the army and entered, when al-Ta'i was sitting at the head of the colonnade with a sword girded on. Baha' al-Dawla's men went forward and took al-Ta'i by the straps of his sword, pulling him from his throne. He was wrapped in a cloth and carried to the treasury in the queen's residence. People were thrown into confusion, and many of the army busied themselves with plunder. 3
Proclaiming al-Qadir
A letter was sent to al-Ta'i requiring him to abdicate and hand over the command to al-Qadir; he signed it, and the notables and judges bore witness. The Friday sermon was then delivered in al-Qadir's name, after it had been suspended on the first Friday. It included the words "O God, set right Your servants and Your caliph al-Qadir billah," without any name being specified. The oath of allegiance was then taken from the community, and agreement was reached in consent and obedience. Everything in the house of the caliphate was removed, down to the marble, the teakwood and the statues. 2
From the marshes to the caliphate
Al-Qadir had fled from al-Ta'i to the Batiha marshes, to Muhadhdhab al-Dawla, and stayed there for about two years. When his accession was proclaimed, Muhadhdhab al-Dawla equipped him with most of his money and the finest of his furnishings, and gave him a boat (tayyar) that he had built for himself. 4
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.147-148, 160-161
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.160-161
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.160
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.147-148, 161
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Ta'i' deposed, al-Qadir acclaimed, 381”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/qadir-accession-381/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.