At a glance
- Roles
- emir
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- RulerTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu'l-'Abbas Ibn Wasil; he served as a tax-farmer and it came out in the reckoning that he would rule — they mocked him, one saying "when you become king, employ me," another "give me a robe of honour." 1
His rule
And he did rule: Siraf, then Basra; he marched on Ahwaz, defeated Baha' al-Dawla, took the Batihah and drove Muhadhdhib al-Dawla 'Ali b. Nasr out to Baghdad. Baha' al-Dawla, released with what wealth could be carried, lost it on the road and was reduced to riding a cow; he made for Ibn Wasil, sought refuge with Hassan b. Thamal al-Khafaji who sent him to 'Ali's shrine where he gave much alms, then set out for Badr b. Hasanwayh his friend — Abu'l-Fath Ibn 'Anaz robbed him and handed him to Baha' al-Dawla's men, who killed him at Wasit in Safar 397. 1
Connections
- Opposed
- بهاء الدولة أبو نصر بن عضد الدولة
- Died in
- Wasit
People and things also explored
The Mu'ayyadi Bimaristan of Wasit· The investiture of al-Sharif al-Radi in black with the headship of the nuqaba'· Death of al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf· Qarwash al-Uqayli's khutba for al-Hakim at Mosul and Kufa· The Founding of Wasit· Muhammad ibn al-Qasim Carried Bound to Death at Wasit· Al-Muwaffaq's campaign against the Zanj and rescue of captives· Deposition of al-Ta'i' and Accession of al-Qadir
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.236-237
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu al-Abbas ibn Wasil, lord of al-Bata'ih”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-al-abbas-ibn-wasil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.