Tarikh (al-Tabari) 3533
The Year 269 AH
مَسِيرِ الْمُعْتَمِدِ إِلَى الشَّامِ وُعَوْدِهِ مِنَ الطَّرِيقِ وَفِيهَا سَارَ الْمُعْتَمِدُ نَحْوَ مِصْرَ، وَكَانَ سَبَبُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مِنَ الْخِلَافَةِ غَيْرُ اسْمِهَا، وَلَا يَنْفُذُ لَهُ تَوْقِيعٌ لَا فِي قَلِيلٍ، وَلَا كَثِيرٍ، وَكَانَ الْحُكْمُ كُلُّهُ لِلْمُوَفَّقِ، وَالْأَمْوَالُ تُجْبَى إِلَيْهِ، فَضَجِرَ الْمُعْتَمِدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ، وَأَنِفَ مِنْهُ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَحْمَدَ بْنِ طُولُونَ يَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ حَالَهُ سِرًّا مِنْ أَخِيهِ الْمُوَفَّقِ، فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ أَحْمَدُ بِاللَّحَاقِ بِهِ بِمِصْرَ، وَوَعَدَهُ النُّصْرَةَ، وَسَيَّرَ عَسْكَرًا إِلَى الرَّقَّةِ يَنْتَظِرُ وُصُولَ الْمُعْتَمِدِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَاغْتَنَمَ الْمُعْتَمِدُ غَيْبَةَ الْمُوَفَّقِ عَنْهُ، فَسَارَ فِي جُمَادَى الْأُولَى وَمَعَهُ جَمَاعَةٌ مِنَ الْقُوَّادِ، فَأَقَامَ بِالْكُحَيْلِ يَتَصَيَّدُ. فَلَمَّا سَارَ إِلَى عَمَلِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ كُنْدَاجِيقَ، وَكَانَ عَامِلَ الْمَوْصِلِ، وَعَامَّةِ الْجَزِيرَةِ، وَثَبَ ابْنُ كُنْدَاجِيقَ بِمَنْ مَعَ الْمُعْتَمِدِ مِنَ الْقُوَّادِ، فَقَبَضَهُمْ، وَهُمْ نَيْزَكُ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَاقَانَ، وَخَطَارِمِشُ، فَقَيَّدَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَدَوَابَّهُمْ، وَكَانَ قَدْ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ صَاعِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ وَزِيرُ الْمُوَفَّقِ عَنِ الْمُوَفَّقِ، وَكَانَ سَبَبُ وُصُولِهِ إِلَى قَبْضَتِهِمْ أَنَّهُ أَظْهَرُ أَنَّهُ مَعَهُمْ فِي طَاعَةِ الْمُعْتَمِدِ، إِذْ هُوَ الْخَلِيفَةُ، وَلَقِيَهُمْ لَمَّا صَارُوا إِلَى عَمَلِهِ، وَسَارَ مَعَهُمْ عِدَّةَ مَرَاحِلَ، فَلَمَّا قَارَبَ عَمَلَ ابْنِ طُولُونَ ارْتَحَلَ الْأَتْبَاعُ، وَالْغِلْمَانُ الَّذِينَ مَعَ الْمُعْتَمِدِ، وَقُوَّادِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتْرُكِ ابْنُ كُنْدَاجِيقَ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْحَلُونَ، ثُمَّ خَلَا بِالْقُوَّادِ عِنْدَ الْمُعْتَمِدِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّكُمْ قَارَبْتُمْ عَمَلَ ابْنِ طُولُونَ، وَالْأَمْرُ أَمْرُهُ، وَتَصِيرُونَ مِنْ جُنْدِهِ، وَتَحْتَ يَدِهِ، أَفَتَرْضَوْنَ بِذَلِكَ، وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّهُ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ ؟ وَجَرَتْ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مُنَاظَرَةٌ، حَتَّى تَعَالَى النَّهَارُ، وَلَمْ يَرْحَلِ الْمُعْتَمِدُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ كُنْدَاجِيقَ: قُومُوا بِنَا نَتَنَاظَرُ فِي غَيْرِ حَضْرَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ; فَأَخَذَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى خَيْمَتِهِ لِأَنَّ مَضَارِبَهُمْ كَانَتْ قَدْ سَارَتْ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا خَيْمَتَهُ قَبَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَيَّدَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ سَائِرَ مَنْ مَعَ الْمُعْتَمِدِ مِنَ الْقُوَّادِ فَقَيَّدَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ أُمُورِهِمْ مَضَى إِلَى الْمُعْتَمِدِ فَعَذَلَهُ مِنْ مَسِيرِهِ فِي دَارِ مُلْكِهِ، وَمُلْكِ آبَائِهِ، وَفِرَاقِ أَخِيهِ الْمُوَفَّقِ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي هُوَ بِهَا مِنْ حَرْبٍ يُرِيدُ قَتْلَهُ، وَقَتْلَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، وَزَوَالِ مُلْكِهِمْ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَهُ وَالَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ سَامَرَّا.
Translation
✧ Al-Muʿtamid's journey to Syria and his return from the road In this year, al-Muʿtamid set out towards Egypt. The reason for that was that he had nothing of the caliphate but its name, and no decree of his was executed, whether in small matters or large. All authority belonged to al-Muwaffaq, and revenues were collected for him. Al-Muʿtamid became weary of that and disdained it, so he wrote secretly to Aḥmad b. Ṭūlūn, complaining to him of his situation, without the knowledge of his brother al-Muwaffaq. Aḥmad advised him to join him in Egypt, promised him support, and dispatched an army to al-Raqqah to await al-Muʿtamid's arrival. Al-Muʿtamid seized the opportunity of al-Muwaffaq's absence and set out in Jumādā al-Ūlā, accompanied by a group of commanders, and stayed at al-Kuḥayl to hunt. When he set out towards the district of Isḥāq b. Kundājīq, who was governor of al-Mawṣil and most of al-Jazīrah, Ibn Kundājīq fell upon the commanders who were with al-Muʿtamid and arrested them. They were Nayzak, Aḥmad b. Khāqān, and Khaṭārmish. He put them in irons and seized their money and mounts. Ṣāʿid b. Makhlad, al-Muwaffaq's vizier, had written to him on behalf of al-Muwaffaq. The reason he was able to get them into his grip was that he pretended to be with them in obedience to al-Muʿtamid, since he was the caliph. He met them when they entered his district and traveled with them for several stages. When they approached the district of Ibn Ṭūlūn, the retinue and pages who were with al-Muʿtamid and his commanders departed, but Ibn Kundājīq did not let his own companions depart. Then he drew the commanders aside in al-Muʿtamid's presence and said to them: "You have approached the district of Ibn Ṭūlūn, and authority there is his. You will become part of his army and under his command. Do you accept that, knowing that he is like one of you?" A debate took place among them about that until the day grew late, and al-Muʿtamid and those with him did not depart. Ibn Kundājīq said: "Come, let us debate away from the presence of the Commander of the Faithful." He took them by the hand to his tent, because their tents had already moved on. When they entered his tent, he arrested them and put them in irons. He then arrested the rest of the commanders who were with al-Muʿtamid and put them in irons. When he had finished with their affairs, he went to al-Muʿtamid and reproached him for leaving the abode of his kingship and that of his forefathers, and for abandoning his brother al-Muwaffaq at a time when the latter was engaged in a war that sought to kill him, kill the members of his house, and bring an end to their rule. Then he conveyed him and those with him until he brought them into Sāmarrā.
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