At a glance
- Roles
- emir
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- ProtectorTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
Ali ibn Nasr, Abu al-Hasan, titled Muhadhdhib al-Dawla, lord of al-Bataʾih, who was faithful, generous and high-minded. The fearful sought his protection, and kings took refuge with him in times of calamity. He died in the year 409 AH. 1
Sheltering al-Qadir Billah
The greatest of Muhadhdhib al-Dawla's achievements was the arrival of the caliph al-Qadir Billah at al-Bataʾih, where he took refuge for nearly two years when he fled the wrath of al-Taʾiʿ. Muhadhdhib al-Dawla served him and cared for him in the best manner until al-Qadir was summoned to the caliphate. The vizier Abu Shuja said: "The days crowned his splendour with the sojourn of al-Qadir Billah in his protection, and fashioned for him a merit as a lineage, and made it a cause of his deserving praise." 2
Wealth and building
His vast iqtaʿ estates in al-Bataʾih yielded him thousands of kurr of wheat, barley and rice, and hundreds of thousands of dinars. He became related by marriage to King Baha al-Dawla through his daughter, and lent him money in his hardships. He built the Qatiʿa Mosque in Baghdad and water fountains in Wasit for travellers. 3
Connections
- Protected
- al-Qadir bi-llah Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir
- Allied with
- بهاء الدولة أبو نصر بن عضد الدولة
- Founder of
- The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad
People and things also explored
Qarwash al-Uqayli's khutba for al-Hakim at Mosul and Kufa· Deposition of al-Ta'i' and Accession of al-Qadir· The reading of the Qadiri Creed in the Dar al-Khilafa· The death of al-Qadir and the accession of al-Qa'im bi-amr Allah, 422· The investiture of al-Sharif al-Radi in black with the headship of the nuqaba'· The Baghdad Attestation on Fatimid Lineage· The Baratha Mosque Affair in 420· Riot at the funeral of Bint Abi Nuh and the plunder of the Dar al-Rum church
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.290-291
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.290
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.149,290-291
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “مهذب الدولة أبو الحسن علي بن نصر صاحب البطائح”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhadhdhib-al-dawla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.