Tarikh (al-Tabari) 3492
The Year 264 AH
أَخْبَارِ الزَّنْجِ سنة أربع وستين ومائتين وَدُخُولِهِمْ وَاسِطَ قَدْ ذَكَرْنَا سَنَةَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَسِتِّينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ مَسِيرَ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَامِعٍ إِلَى الْبَطَائِحِ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْهُ مَعَ أَغْرَتَمْشَ، فَلَمَّا أَوْقَعَ بِهِ كَتَبَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْمَسِيرِ إِلَيْهِ لِيُحْدِثَ بِهِ عَهْدًا، وَيُصْلِحَ أُمُورَ مَنْزِلِهِ، ( فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ )، فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ الْجُبَّائِيُّ أَنْ يَتَطَرَّقَ إِلَى عَسْكَرْتَكِينَ الْبُخَارِيِّ، وَهُوَ بِبَرْدُودَ، فَقَبِلَ قَوْلَهُ، وَسَارَ إِلَى تَكِينَ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عَلَى فَرْسَخٍ مِنْهُ قَالَ لَهُ الْجُبَّائِيُّ: الرَّأْيُ أَنْ تُقِيمَ أَنْتَ هَا هُنَا، وَأَمْضِيَ أَنَا فِي السُّمَيْرِيَّاتِ، وَأَجُرَّ الْقَوْمَ إِلَيْكَ، فَيَأْتُونَكَ وَقَدْ تَعِبُوا، فَتَنَالَ مِنْهُمْ حَاجَتَكَ. فَفَعَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ ذَلِكَ، وَجَعَلَ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِهِ كَمِينًا، وَمَضَى الْجُبَّائِيُّ إِلَى تِكِينَ، فَقَاتَلَهُ سَاعَةً، ثُمَّ تَطَارَدَ لَهُمْ، فَتَبِعُوهُ، فَأَرْسَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ يُعْلِمَهُ ذَلِكَ، وَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ، وَهُوَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَصْحَابِ تِكِينِ شِبْهَ الْمُنْهَزِمِ، لِيَسْمَعَ أَصْحَابُ تِكِينَ قَوْلَهُ فَيَطْمَعُوا فِيهِ: غَرَرْتُمُونِي، وَأَهْلَكْتُمُونِي، وَكُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنِ الدُّخُولِ هَهُنَا، فَأَبَيْتُمْ، وَلَا أَرَانَا نَنْجُو مِنْهُ. وَطَمِعَ أَصْحَابُ تِكِينَ وَجَدُّوا فِي طَلَبِهِ، وَجَعَلُوا يُنَادُونَ: بُلْبُلٌ فِي قَفَصٍ، فَمَا زَالُوا كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى جَازُوا مَوْضِعَ الْكَمِينِ، وَقَارَبُوا عَسْكَرَ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَقَدْ كَمَنَ أَيْضًا خَلْفَ جُدُرٍ هُنَاكَ، فَخَرَجَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَيْهِمْ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَاتَلَهُمْ، وَخَرَجَ الْكَمِينُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ، وَعَطَفَ الْجُبَّائِيُّ عَلَى مَنْ فِي النَّهْرِ، فَاشْتَدَّ الْقِتَالُ فَانْهَزَمَ أَصْحَابُ تِكِينَ مِنَ الْوُجُوهِ كُلِّهَا، وَرَكِبَهُمُ الزَّنْجُ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ وَيَسْلُبُونَهُمْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِ فَرَاسِخَ، وَعَادُوا عَنْهُمْ. فَلَمَّا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ عَادَ الزَّنْجُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ فِي مُعَسْكَرِهِمْ، فَكَبَسُوهُمْ، فَقَاتَلَهُمْ تِكِينُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ، فَانْكَشَفَ سُلَيْمَانُ، ثُمَّ عَبَّأَ أَصْحَابَهُ، فَأَمَرَ طَائِفَةً أَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ مِنْ جِهَةٍ ذَكَرَهَا لَهُمْ، وَطَائِفَةً مِنَ الْمَاءِ، وَأَتَى هُوَ فِي الْبَاقِينَ، فَقَصَدُوا تِكِينَ مِنْ جِهَاتِهِ كُلِّهَا، فَلَمْ يَقِفْ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ أَحَدٌ، وَانْهَزَمُوا، وَتَرَكُوا عَسْكَرَهُمْ، فَغَنِمَ الزَّنْجُ مَا فِيهِ، وَعَادُوا بَالْغَنِيمَةِ، وَاسْتَخْلَفَ سُلَيْمَانُ الْجُبَّائِيُّ عَلَى عَسْكَرِهِ، وَسَارَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ. فَلَمَّا سَارَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى الْخَبِيثِ خَرَجَ الْجُبَّائِيُّ بِالْعَسْكَرِ الَّذِي خَلَّفَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ مَعَهُ إِلَى مَازُورَانَ لِطَلَبِ الْمِيرَةِ، فَاعْتَرَضَهُ جُعْلَانُ، فَقَاتَلَهُ، فَانْهَزَمَ الْجُبَّائِيُّ، وَأُخِذَتْ سُفُنُهُ، وَأَتَتْهُ الْأَخْبَارُ أَنَّ مَنْجُورَا وَمُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ الْيَشْكُرِيَّ قَدْ بَلَغَا الْحَجَّاجِيَّةَ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ بِذَلِكَ، فَسَيَّرَ إِلَيْهِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فَوَصَلَ إِلَى طَهْثَا مُجِدًّا، وَأَظْهَرَ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ قَصْدَ جُعْلَانَ، وَقَدِمَ الْجُبَّائِيُّ، وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ جُعَلَانَ وَيَقِفَ بِحَيْثُ يَرَاهُ وَلَا يُقَاتِلُهُ. ثُمَّ سَارَ سُلَيْمَانُ نَحْوَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ مُجِدًّا، فَأَوْقَعَ بِهِ وَقْعَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَغَنِمَ غَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةً، وَقَتَلَ أَخًا لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَرَجَعَ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي رَجَبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ أَيْضًا. ثُمَّ سَارَ فِي شَعْبَانَ إِلَى قَرْيَةِ حَسَّانَ، وَبِهَا قَائِدٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ حَسَنُ بْنُ خَمَارْتَكِينَ، فَأَوْقَعَ بِهِ، فَهَزَمَهُ، وَنَهَبَ الْقَرْيَةَ، وَأَحْرَقَهَا، وَعَادَ. ثُمَّ سَارَ فِي شَعْبَانَ أَيْضًا إِلَى مَوَاضِعَ، فَنَهَبَهَا، وَعَادَ، ثُمَّ سَارَ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَظْهَرَ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ جُعْلَانَ بِمَازُورَانَ، فَبَلَغَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ إِلَى جُعَلَانَ بِذَلِكَ، فَضَبَطَ عَسْكَرُهُ، فَتَرَكَهُ سُلَيْمَانُ وَعَدَلَ إِلَى أَبَا فَأَوْقَعَ بِهِ وَهُوَ غَارٌّ، وَغَنِمَ مِنْهُ سِتَّ شَذَوَاتٍ، ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ الْجُبَّائِيَّ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ لِيَنْتَهِبَ، فَصَادَفَهُمْ جُعْلَانُ، فَأَخَذَ سُفُنَهُمْ، وَغَنِمَ مِنْهُمْ، فَأَتَاهُ سُلَيْمَانُ فِي الْبَرِّ، فَهَزَمَهُ، وَاسْتَنْقَذَ سُفُنَهُمْ، وَغَنِمَ شَيْئًا آخَرَ وَعَادَ. ثُمَّ سَارَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى الرُّصَافَةِ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ، فَأَوْقَعَ بِمَطَرِ بْنِ جَامِعٍ وَهُوَ بِهَا، فَغَنِمَ غَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةً، وَأَحْرَقَ الرُّصَافَةَ، وَاسْتَبَاحَهَا، وَحَمَلَ أَعْلَامًا وَانْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ الْخَبِيثِ، وَأَقَامَ لِيُعَيِّدَ هُنَاكَ بِمَنْزِلِهِ، فَسَارَ مَطَرٌ إِلَى الْحَجَّاجِيَّةِ، فَأَوْقَعَ بِأَهْلِهَا، وَأَسَرَ جَمَاعَةً، وَكَانَ بِهَا قَاضٍ لِسُلَيْمَانَ، فَأَسَرَهُ مَطَرٌ وَحَمَلَهُ إِلَى وَاسِطَ، وَسَارَ مَطَرٌ إِلَى قَرِيبِ طَهْثَا وَرَجَعَ، فَكَتَبَ الْجُبَّائِيُّ إِلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بِذَلِكَ، فَسَارَ نَحْوَهُ، فَوَافَاهُ لِلَيْلَتَيْنِ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ [ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ]، ثُمَّ صَرَفَ جُعَلَانُ، وَوَافَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ لَيْثَوَيْهِ، فَأَقَامَ بِالشَّدِيدِيَّةِ. وَمَضَى سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى ( نَهْرِ أَبَانٍ، وَبِهِ قَائِدٌ مِنْ قُوَّادِ أَحْمَدَ، فَأَوْقَعَ بِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، ثُمَّ سَارَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى ) تِكِينَ فِي خَمْسِ شَذَوَاتٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَسِتِّينَ [ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ]، فَوَاقَعَهُ تِكِينُ بِالشَّدِيدِيَّةِ. وَكَانَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ لَيْثَوَيْهِ حِينَئِذٍ قَدْ سَارَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ وَجَنْبُلَاءَ، فَظَهَرَ تِكِينُ عَلَى سُلَيْمَانَ، وَأَخَذَ الشَّذَوَاتِ بِمَا فِيهَا، وَكَانَ بِهَا صَنَادِيدُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَقُوَّادُهُ فَقَتَلَهُمْ. ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَحْمَدَ عَادَ إِلَى الشَّدِيدِيَّةِ، وَضَبَطَ تِلْكَ الْأَعْمَالَ، حَتَّى وَافَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُوَلَّدِ، وَقَدْ وَلَّاهُ الْمُوَفَّقُ مَدِينَةَ وَاسِطَ، فَكَتَبَ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى الْخَبِيثِ يَسْتَمِدُّهُ، فَأَمَدَّهُ بِالْخَلِيلِ بْنِ أَبَانٍ فِي زُهَاءِ أَلْفٍ وَخَمْسِمِائَةِ فَارِسٍ، فَلَمَّا أَتَاهُ الْمَدَدُ قَصَدَ إِلَى مُحَارَبَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُوَلَّدِ، وَدَخَلَ سُلَيْمَانُ مَدِينَةَ وَاسِطَ، فَقَتَلَ فِيهَا خَلْقًا كَثِيرًا، وَنَهَبَ وَأَحْرَقَ، وَكَانَ بِهَا ابْنُ مَنْكَجُورَ الْبُخَارِيُّ، فَقَاتَلَهُ يَوْمَهُ إِلَى الْعَصْرِ، ثُمَّ قُتِلَ، وَانْصَرَفَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ وَاسِطَ إِلَى جَنْبُلَاءَ لِيَعِيثَ وَيُخَرِّبَ، فَأَقَامَ هُنَاكَ تِسْعِينَ لَيْلَةً، وَعَسْكَرُهُمْ بِنَهْرِ الْأَمِيرِ.
Translation
✧ Reports of the Zanj in the year two hundred sixty-four and their entry into Wāsiṭ We have mentioned in the year two hundred sixty-two the march of Sulaymān b. Jāmiʿ to al-Baṭāʾiḥ and what took place between him and Aghartamish. When he had inflicted defeat upon him, he wrote to his master seeking permission to go to him in order to renew a pact with him and set right the affairs of his residence, and he was granted permission for that. Al-Jubbāʾī advised him to make his way to ʿAskartakīn al-Bukhārī, who was at Bardūdā, and he accepted his advice and marched against Takīn. When he was a farsakh away from him, al-Jubbāʾī said to him: “The right course is for you to remain here while I proceed in the sumayriyyāt and draw the people toward you, so that they come to you already weary, and you may attain what you need from them.” Sulaymān did that, placing some of his companions in ambush, and al-Jubbāʾī went against Takīn and fought him for a while, then feigned flight before them, and they pursued him. Sulaymān sent word informing him of that, and he said to his companions, while he was before Takīn’s companions in the guise of one defeated, so that Takīn’s companions might hear his words and become eager against him: “You have deceived me and destroyed me. I had forbidden you from entering here, but you refused, and I do not think we shall escape him.” Takīn’s companions became eager and pressed hard in pursuit of him, calling out: “A bulbul in a cage!” They continued thus until they passed the place of the ambush and drew near Sulaymān’s camp, while he had also lain in ambush behind walls there. Sulaymān came out against them with his companions and fought them, and the ambush came out from behind them, and al-Jubbāʾī turned upon those in the river. The fighting grew intense, and Takīn’s companions fled on every side. The Zanj rode after them, killing them and plundering them for more than three farsakhs, then turned back from them. When night fell, the Zanj returned to them while they were in their camp and fell upon them by night. Takīn and his companions fought them, and Sulaymān was driven back. Then he drew up his companions in battle order, commanding one group to come at them from a direction he specified to them, and another group from the water, while he himself came with the rest. They attacked Takīn from all his directions, and not one of his companions stood firm. They fled and abandoned their camp, and the Zanj plundered what was in it and returned with the booty. Sulaymān appointed al-Jubbāʾī as his deputy over his camp and marched to his master. That was in the year two hundred sixty-three. When Sulaymān marched to the Wicked One, al-Jubbāʾī set out with the army that Sulaymān had left with him toward Māzūrān in search of provisions. Juʿlān confronted him and fought him, and al-Jubbāʾī was defeated and his ships were seized. News reached him that Manjūrā and Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Ḥabīb al-Yashkurī had reached al-Ḥajjājiyyah, so he wrote to his master about that, and Sulaymān dispatched him there. He arrived at Ṭahthā hastening, and he made a show of intending to attack Juʿlān. Al-Jubbāʾī arrived, and Sulaymān ordered him to go to Juʿlān and take up a position where he could see him but not fight him. Then Sulaymān marched toward Muḥammad b. Ḥabīb in haste and inflicted a great defeat upon him, plundered abundant spoils, and killed a brother of Muḥammad b. ʿAlī, then returned. That was in Rajab of this same year. Then in Shaʿbān he marched to the village of Ḥassān, where there was a commander called Ḥasan b. Khamārtakīn. He fell upon him, routed him, plundered the village, burned it, and returned. Then in Shaʿbān as well he marched to several places, plundered them, and returned. Then in Ramaḍān he marched and made a show of wanting Juʿlān at Māzūrān. News of that reached Juʿlān, and he secured his camp. Sulaymān left him aside and turned to Abā, falling upon him while he was off guard, and plundered six shadhawāt from him. Then he sent al-Jubbāʾī with a group to plunder, and Juʿlān came upon them by chance, seized their ships, and took spoils from them. Sulaymān came to him by land, routed him, recovered their ships, and plundered something else besides, then returned. Then Sulaymān marched to al-Ruṣāfah in Dhū al-Qaʿdah and fell upon Maṭar b. Jāmiʿ while he was there, plundering abundant spoils, burning al-Ruṣāfah, and laying it waste. He carried off banners and descended to the city of the Wicked One, intending to celebrate the festival there at his residence. Maṭar marched to al-Ḥajjājiyyah, fell upon its people, and took a group captive. There was a judge of Sulaymān’s there, and Maṭar captured him and carried him to Wāsiṭ. Then Maṭar marched to near Ṭahthā and returned. Al-Jubbāʾī wrote to Sulaymān about that, and he marched toward him and met him two nights before the end of Dhū al-Ḥijjah in the year two hundred sixty-three. Then Juʿlān was turned away, and Aḥmad b. Laythawayh arrived and encamped at al-Shadīdiyyah. Sulaymān proceeded to Nahr Abān, where there was a commander of Aḥmad’s commanders, and he fell upon him and killed him. Then Sulaymān marched against Takīn with five shadhawāt in the year two hundred sixty-four, and Takīn engaged him at al-Shadīdiyyah. At that time Aḥmad b. Laythawayh had marched to al-Kūfah and Janbulāʾ. Takīn gained the upper hand over Sulaymān and seized the shadhawāt with all they contained. In them were Sulaymān’s champions and commanders, and he killed them. Then Aḥmad returned to al-Shadīdiyyah and secured those districts until Muḥammad b. al-Muwallad arrived, whom al-Muwaffaq had appointed governor of Wāsiṭ. Sulaymān wrote to the Wicked One seeking reinforcements, and he reinforced him with al-Khalīl b. Abān at the head of about one thousand five hundred horsemen. When the reinforcements reached him, he set out to fight Muḥammad b. al-Muwallad, and Sulaymān entered the city of Wāsiṭ. He killed many people there, plundered, and burned. Ibn Mankajūr al-Bukhārī was there, and he fought him that day until the afternoon, then was killed. Sulaymān departed from Wāsiṭ to Janbulāʾ to raid and destroy, and he remained there for ninety nights, their camp being at Nahr al-Amīr.
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