Ibn al-Dahhak
Ibn al-Dahhak | |
|---|---|
| Died | c. 927 Fortress of al-Ja'fari, near Tarsus, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Criminal charge | Treason |
| Penalty | Execution on the orders of Tarsus's Abbasid governor |
| Details | |
| Victims | unknown |
| Date | 927 |
| Killed | unknown |
Ibn al-Dahhak (d. 927, fortress of al-Ja'fari) was a Kurdish chieftain, who abandoned Islam, converted to Christianity and entered the service of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944). Romanos gave him rich gifts and sent him back to his base, the fortress of al-Ja'fari, located probably in the vicinity of Tarsus.
In late autumn 927, however, he was attacked, defeated and killed by the Abbasid governor of Tarsus, Thamal al-Dulafi.[1]
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[edit]- Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (2013). Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt (in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter.