Ibn Ra'iq

Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ra'iq, amir al-umara'; he seized control while the caliphate broke from obedience — the running of the kingdom was delegated to him as amir al-umara'; the tax administration, the judiciary and the settlement of disputes reverted to him, and it was ordered that he be named in the khutba on every minbar; his power grew and he disposed as he chose, and he seized the estates of Ibn Muqla, his retainers and his son Abu'l-Husayn's properties. ¹

Then Ibn Muqla intrigued against him with al-Radi-billah until they agreed on his arrest — al-Radi brought Ibn Muqla out of detention, Ibn Ra'iq's chamberlain came with a band of captains and they confronted each other; Ibn Ra'iq had earlier imposed the cutting of Ibn Muqla's right hand, the hand that wrote those letters — and when the words ended, his right hand was cut and he was returned to prison; Ibn Ra'iq's affair ended with his death at Mosul. ¹