Ahmad ibn al-Muktafi

أحمد بن المكتفي

Son of the caliph al-Muktafi; hunted down under al-Qahir in 321 and walled up alive until he died 1.

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Ahmad ibn al-Muktafi, son of the caliph al-Muktafi. 1

Ibn al-Athir relates that the caliph al-Qahir sought him after the arrest of Mu'nis in 321 AH. He was caught, and a wall was built around him while he was still alive, until he died. 1

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 194
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