Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Salih ibn Madrak, amir of the Tayy. He and his people rose up in the year nine AH and plundered the Iraqi caravan, and, according to al-Suyuti, the property taken from al-Hajjaj was worth a million mithqal 2.
The account of al-Mas'udi
al-Mas'udi reports that Nabhan, Sanbas and others of Tayy fell upon the pilgrims at the plain of al-Ajfar in the year 285 AH. The pilgrims were thrown into confusion, many people died of thirst and killing, and some two million dinars were taken 3.
Notes for researchers
- The two accounts differ in date and in amount. The "nine" year in al-Suyuti corresponds, in the museum's data, to 289 AH, and it needs an additional source to confirm.
Connections
- Participated in
- Tayyi's Assault on the Iraqi Pilgrim Caravan
People and things also explored
Abu al-Aghar Khalifa ibn al-Mubarak· Tayyi's Assault on the Iraqi Pilgrim Caravan
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 576
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.576
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.622
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islam.museum contributors. “صالح بن مدرك”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/salih-ibn-madrak/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.