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Nizam al-Mulk Mas'ud ibn Ali

نظام الملك مسعود بن علي

c. April 1197 CE · Jumada II 593 AH

Mas'ud ibn Ali, vizier of the Khwarazmshah Ala al-Din Takish — assassinated by the Ismailis in Jumada II 593; Takish sent his son Qutb al-Din against their castles and Turshish bought its peace for a hundred thousand dinars 1.

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At a glance

Roles
Vizier
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Persia & Central Asia
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Overview

Nizam al-Mulk Mas'ud ibn Ali, vizier of Khwarazm Shah Ala al-Din Tekish 2.

His death

Those whom Ibn al-Athir calls "the heretics", meaning the Isma'ilis, rose against him and killed him in Jumada al-Akhira 593 AH 2.

Tekish ordered his son Qutb al-Din Muhammad to attack their fortresses. He besieged the fortress of Tarshish until they made peace with him for a hundred thousand dinars 2.

Career

These posts have no recorded dates, so they are listed here in words.

  • Vizier · Main post · Undated

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 263
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.263
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