بني بن نفيس

بني بن نفيس

A commander of Mu'nis al-Muzaffar in the 317 deposition; he opened a tomb of al-Muqtadir's father and carried off six hundred thousand dinars from its grave 1.

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A commander of the companions of Mu'nis al-Muzaffar, who was with him in the deposition of al-Muqtadir in 317 AH. 2

Ibn al-Athir relates that he went to the tomb of al-Muqtadir's father, dug from a grave in it six hundred thousand dinars, and carried them to the caliph's house. 2

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 150
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.150
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