توزون أمير الأمراء

Tuzun, amir al-umara' in the caliphate of al-Muttaqi. al-Suyuti reports that he marched from Wasit and entered Baghdad in Ramadan, and al-Muttaqi bestowed robes of honour on him and appointed him amir al-umara' ².

al-Suyuti reports that estrangement arose between them, and al-Muttaqi wrote to him seeking reconciliation. He swore and made much of his oaths. Then al-Muttaqi seized him on the night of his arrival, blinded him, and brought him into Baghdad with his eyes blinded, and gave allegiance to al-Mustakfi. Tuzun died before the year was out ².

Ibn al-Athir reports that al-Muttaqi met him at al-Sindiyya, and he dismounted, kissed the ground, and said that he had kept his oath. Then al-Muttaqi blinded him and ordered the drums beaten at night so that their cries would not be heard ³.

al-Mas'udi reports that he prevailed in affairs in the caliphate of al-Muttaqi. He had been one of the companions of Bajkam, and went down to Wasit to fight the Buyids ⁴.

Ibn al-Jawzi describes him as the commander of the army and the captive of the amirs, and reports that he took up justice for a hundred thousand dirhams ⁵.