Tarikh (al-Tabari) 3920
Then the Year 328 AH Began
ذِكْرُ مَسِيرِ بُجْكُمَ نَحْوَ بِلَادِ الْجَبَلِ وَعَوْدِهِ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ سَارَ بُجْكُمُ مِنْ بَغْدَاذَ نَحْوَ بِلَادِ الْجَبَلِ، ثُمَّ عَادَ عَنْهَا. وَكَانَ سَبَبُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ صَالَحَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَرِيدِيَّ وَصَاهَرَهُ، وَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ الْبَرِيدِيُّ يُشِيرُ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَى بِلَادِ الْجَبَلِ لِفَتْحِهَا وَالِاسْتِيلَاءِ عَلَيْهَا، وَيُعَرِّفَهُ أَنَّهُ إِذْ سَارَ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ سَارَ هُوَ إِلَى الْأَهْوَازِ وَاسْتَنْقَذَهَا مِنْ يَدِ ابْنِ بُوَيْهِ، فَاتَّفَقَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَأَنْفَذَ إِلَيْهِ بُجْكُمُ خَمْسَمِائَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ مَعُونَةً لَهُ، وَأَنْفَذَ إِلَيْهِ صَاحِبَهُ أَبَا زَكَرِيَّاءَ السُّوسِيَّ يَحُثُّهُ عَلَى الْحَرَكَةِ، وَيَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَى أَنْ يَرْحَلَ عَنْ وَاسِطَ إِلَى الْأَهْوَازِ. وَسَارَ بُجْكُمُ إِلَى حُلْوَانَ، وَصَارَ أَبُو زَكَرِيَّاءَ السُّوسِيُّ يَحُثُّ ابْنَ الْبَرِيدِيِّ عَلَى الْمَسِيرِ إِلَى السُّوسِ وَالْأَهْوَازِ، وَهُوَ يُدَافِعُ الْأَوْقَاتَ، وَكَانَ عَازِمًا عَلَى قَصْدِ بَغْدَاذَ إِذَا أَبْعَدَ عَنْهَا بُجْكُمَ لِيَسْتَوْلِيَ عَلَيْهَا، وَهُوَ يُقَدِّمُ رِجْلًا وَيُؤَخِّرُ أُخْرَى، وَيَنْتَظِرُ بِهِ الدَّوَائِرَ مِنْ هَزِيمَةٍ أَوْ قَتْلٍ. وَأَقَامَ أَبُو زَكَرِيَّاءَ عِنْدَهُ نَحْوَ شَهْرٍ يَحُثُّهُ عَلَى الْمَسِيرِ، وَهُوَ يُغَالِطُهُ، فَعَلِمَ أَبُو زَكَرِيَّاءَ مَقْصُودَهُ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى بُجْكُمَ، فَلَحِقَهُ الْخَبَرُ وَهُوَ سَائِرٌ، فَرَكِبَ الْجَمَّازَاتِ وَعَادَ إِلَى بَغْدَاذَ، وَخَلَّفَ عَسْكَرَهُ وَرَاءَهُ. وَوَصَلَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى الْبَرِيدِيِّ بِدُخُولِ بُجْكُمَ إِلَى بَغْدَاذَ، فَسَقَطَ فِي يَدِهِ، ثُمَّ أَتَتْهُ الْأَخْبَارُ بِأَنَّ بُجْكُمَ قَدْ سَارَ نَحْوَهُ.
Translation
✧ Mention of Bujkam’s march toward the lands of al-Jabal and his return In this year, Bujkam marched from Baghdādh toward the lands of al-Jabal, then returned from it. The reason for that was that he made peace this year with Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Barīdī and allied with him by marriage, and married his daughter. Al-Barīdī sent to him advising him to march to the lands of al-Jabal to conquer it and take possession of it, and informed him that if he marched to al-Jabal, he would march to al-Ahwāz and deliver it from the hand of Ibn Buwayh. So they agreed upon that. Bujkam sent to him five hundred men from his companions as support for him, and he sent to him his companion Abū Zakariyyāʾ al-Sūsī to urge him to move, and to remain with him until he departed from Wāsiṭ to al-Ahwāz. Bujkam marched to Ḥulwān, and Abū Zakariyyāʾ al-Sūsī began urging Ibn al-Barīdī to march to al-Sūs and al-Ahwāz, while he was stalling for time. He was determined to head for Baghdādh once Bujkam was far from it, in order to seize it, and he was advancing one foot and delaying the other, awaiting misfortunes for him, whether defeat or death. Abū Zakariyyāʾ stayed with him for about a month urging him to march, while he was deceiving him. Abū Zakariyyāʾ came to know his intention, so he wrote to Bujkam, and the news reached him while he was on the march. He rode swift camels and returned to Baghdādh, leaving his army behind him. The news reached al-Barīdī that Bujkam had entered Baghdādh, and he was at a loss. Then reports came to him that Bujkam had marched toward him.
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