The second arrest of the vizier Ali ibn Isa

القبض على علي بن عيسى الوزير

316 AH

In 316 the vizier Ali ibn Isa was arrested and placed under guard in the caliph's palace, and al-Muqtadir entrusted the vizierate to Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muqla; he had been brought to the palace after letters and guarantees were exchanged 1.

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In 316 AH the vizier Ali ibn Isa was seized and placed under guard in the palace of the caliph. The caliph al-Muqtadir gave the vizierate to Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muqla, who had been brought to the palace after correspondence and guarantees. 1

The report occurs in one place in al-Tabari and needs an additional source.

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.11 p.117
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