The Annals of the Saljuq Turks by Richards D. S.; Richards D. S. ;

Author:Richards, D. S.; Richards, D. S. ;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1665697
Publisher: Routledge

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The Year 460 [1067–68]

ACCOUNT OF MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS1

This year there was a battle at Rahba between Sharaf al-Dawla ibn Quraysh and the Banu Kilab, who were subject to the Egyptian Alid. Sharaf al-Dawla routed them and took the spoils from the battlefield. He sent the banners they had had with them, which bore the titles of the Egyptian, to Baghdad. There they were broken and paraded through the city. Robes of honour were sent to Sharaf al-Dawla.

In Jumada I of this year [8 March-6 April 1068] there was a severe earthquake in Palestine and Egypt, which destroyed Ramla. Water overflowed from the mouths of the wells and 25,000 souls perished there.2 The Sacred Rock at Jerusalem was fractured, but, by the grace of God, was restored. The sea withdrew the distance of a day’s march from the shore and people descended into the sea-bed to pick up [what they could], but the water came back and overwhelmed them, killing a vast number.

In Rajab [May 1068] Abuʾl-Abbas al-Khawafi arrived at Baghdad to serve as Amid on behalf of the sultan.3

Fakhr al-Dawla Ibn Jahir was this year dismissed as vizier of the caliph. He left Baghdad to join Nur al-Dawla Dubays ibn Mazyad at Falluja.4 The caliph sent for Abu Yaʾla, the father of [58] the Vizier Abu Shuja, to ask him to come to assume the office of vizier. He was acting as secretary for Hazarasp ibn Bankir. He set out, but his fate overtook him on the way and he died. Later Nur al-Dawla made representations on behalf of Fakhr al-Dawla Ibn Jahir, who was restored to the vizierate in Safar of the year 461 [December 1068].

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