Tarikh (al-Tabari) 4074
Then the year 339 AH began
ذِكْرُ مَسِيرِ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّينَ إِلَى الرَّيِّ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ سَارَ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ قَرَاتَكِينَ مِنْ نَيْسَابُورَ إِلَى الرَّيِّ فِي صَفَرٍ، أَمَرَهُ الْأَمِيرُ نُوحٌ بِذَلِكَ، وَكَانَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ بِبِلَادِ فَارِسَ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ، فَوَصَلَ مَنْصُورٌ إِلَى الرَّيِّ وَبِهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ كَامَةَ خَلِيفَةُ رُكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ، فَسَارَ عَلِيٌّ عَنْهَا إِلَى أَصْبَهَانَ، وَدَخَلَ مَنْصُورٌ الرَّيَّ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهَا، وَفَرَّقَ الْعَسَاكِرَ فِي الْبِلَادِ فَمَلَكُوا بِلَادَ الْجَبَلِ إِلَى قِرْمِيسِينَ، وَأَزَالُوا عَنْهَا نُوَّابَ رُكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ، ( وَاسْتَوْلُوا عَلَى هَمَذَانَ وَغَيْرِهَا. فَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى رُكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ ) وَهُوَ بِفَارِسَ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ مُعِزِّ الدَّوْلَةِ يَأْمُرُهُ بِإِنْفَاذِ عَسْكَرٍ بِدَفْعِ تِلْكَ الْعَسَاكِرِ عَنِ النَّوَاحِي الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لِلْعِرَاقِ، فَسَيَّرَ سُبُكْتِكِينَ الْحَاجِبَ فِي عَسْكَرٍ ضَخْمٍ مِنَ الْأَتْرَاكِ، وَالدَّيْلَمِ، وَالْعَرَبِ، فَلَمَّا سَارَ سُبُكْتِكِينُ عَنْ بَغْدَاذَ، خَلَّفَ أَثْقَالَهُ، وَأَسْرَى جَرِيدَةً إِلَى مَنْ بِقِرْمِيسِينَ مِنَ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّينَ، فَكَبَسَهُمْ وَهُمْ غَارُّونَ، فَقَتَلَ فِيهِمْ، وَأَسَرَ مُقَدِّمَهُمْ مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ وَاسْمُهُ بُجْكُمُ الْخَمَارَتَكِينِيُّ، فَأَنْفَذَهُ مَعَ الْأَسْرَى إِلَى مُعِزِّ الدَّوْلَةِ، فَحَبَسَهُ مُدَّةً ثُمَّ أَطْلَقَهُ. فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْخُرَاسَانِيَّةَ ذَلِكَ، اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى هَمَذَانَ، فَسَارَ سُبُكْتِكِينُ نَحْوَهُمْ، فَفَارَقُوا هَمَذَانَ وَلَمْ يُحَارِبُوهُ، وَدَخَلَ سُبُكْتِكِينُ هَمَذَانَ، وَأَقَامَ بِهَا إِلَى أَنَّ وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ ( فِي شَوَّالٍ. وَسَارَ مَنْصُورٌ مِنَ الرَّيِّ فِي الْعَسَاكِرِ نَحْوَ هَمَذَانَ، وَبِهَا رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ )، فَلَمَّا بَقِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا مِقْدَارُ عِشْرِينَ فَرْسَخًا، عَدَلَ مَنْصُورٌ إِلَى أَصْبَهَانَ، وَلَوْ قَصَدَ هَمَذَانَ، لَانْحَازَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ عَنْهُ، وَكَانَ مَلَكَ الْبِلَادَ بِسَبَبِ اخْتِلَافٍ كَانَ فِي عَسْكَرِ رُكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَدَلَ عَنْهُ لِأَمْرٍ يُرِيدُهُ اللَّهُ - تَعَالَى، وَتَقَدَّمَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ إِلَى سُبُكْتِكِينَ بِالْمَسِيرِ فِي مُقَدِّمَتِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ الْمَسِيرَ، شَغَبَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ الْأَتْرَاكِ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ أُخْرَى، فَقَالَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ: هَؤُلَاءِ أَعْدَاؤُنَا وَمَعَنَا، وَالرَّأْيُ أَنْ نَبْدَأَ بِهِمْ، فَوَاقَعَهُمْ وَاقْتَتَلُوا، فَانْهَزَمَ الْأَتْرَاكُ. وَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى مُعِزِّ الدَّوْلَةِ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي الشَّوْكِ الْكُرْدِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِطَلَبِهِمْ وَالْإِيقَاعِ بِهِمْ، فَطَلَبُوهُمْ وَأَسَرُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقَتَلُوا، وَمَضَى مَنْ سَلِمَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَى الْمَوْصِلِ، وَسَارَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ نَحْوَ أَصْبَهَانَ، وَوَصَلَ ابْنُ قَرَاتَكِينَ إِلَى أَصْبَهَانَ، فَانْتَقَلَ مَنْ كَانَ بِهَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ، وَأَهْلِهِ وَأَسْبَابِهِ، وَرَكِبُوا الصَّعْبَ وَالذَّلُولَ، حَتَّى الْبَقَرِ وَالْحَمِيرِ، وَبَلَغَ كِرَاءُ الثَّوْرِ وَالْحِمَارِ إِلَى خَانِ لِنْجَانَ مِائَةَ دِرْهَمٍ، وَهِيَ عَلَى تِسْعَةِ فَرَاسِخَ مِنْ أَصْبَهَانَ، فَلَمْ يُمْكِنْهُمْ مُجَاوَرَةَ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعِ، وَلَوْ سَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ مَنْصُورٌ لِغَنَمِهِمْ وَأَخَذَ مَا مَعَهُمْ، وَمَلَكَ مَا وَرَاءَهُمْ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ أَصْبَهَانَ وَأَقَامَ بِهَا. وَوَصَلَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ فَنَزَلَ بِخَانِ لَنْجَانَ، وَجَرَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا حُرُوبٌ عِدَّةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَضَاقَتِ الْمِيرَةُ عَلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ، وَبَلَغَ بِهِمُ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى أَنْ ذَبَحُوا دَوَابَّهُمْ، وَلَوْ أَمْكَنَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ الِانْهِزَامُ لَفَعَلَ، وَلَكِنَّهُ تَعَذَّرَ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ، وَاسْتَشَارَ وَزِيرَهُ أَبَا الْفَضْلِ بْنَ الْعَمِيدِ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيَالِي فِي الْهَرَبِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: لَا مَلْجَأَ لَكَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ - تَعَالَى، فَانْوِ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيرًا، وَصَمِّمِ الْعَزْمَ عَلَى حُسْنِ السِّيرَةِ، وَالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَإِنَّ الْحِيَلَ الْبَشَرِيَّةَ كُلُّهَا تَقَطَّعَتْ بِنَا، وَإِنِ انْهَزَمْنَا، تَبِعُونَا وَأَهْلَكُونَا وَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ مِنَّا، فَلَا يُفْلِتُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ، ( فَقَالَ لَهُ: قَدْ سَبَقْتُكَ إِلَى هَذَا ). فَلَمَّا كَانَ الثُّلُثُ الْأَخِيرُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، أَتَاهُمُ الْخَبَرُ أَنَّ مَنْصُورًا وَعَسْكَرَهُ قَدْ عَادُوا إِلَى الرَّيِّ وَتَرَكُوا خِيَامَهُمْ، وَكَانَ سَبَبُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْمِيرَةَ وَالْعَلُوفَةَ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَيْضًا، إِلَّا أَنَّ الدَّيْلَمَ كَانُوا يَصْبِرُونَ، وَيَقْنَعُونَ بِالْقَلِيلِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ، وَإِذَا ذَبَحُوا دَابَّةً أَوْ جَمَلًا، اقْتَسَمَهُ الْخَلْقُ الْكَثِيرُ مِنْهُمْ، وَكَانَ الْخُرَاسَانِيَّةُ بِالضِّدِّ مِنْهُمْ لَا يَصْبِرُونَ وَلَا يَكْفِيهِمُ الْقَلِيلُ، فَشَغَبُوا عَلَى مَنْصُورٍ وَاخْتَلَفُوا، وَعَادُوا إِلَى الرَّيِّ، فَكَانَ عَوْدُهُمْ فِي الْمُحَرَّمِ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ [ وَثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ ]، فَأَتَى الْخَبَرُ رُكْنَ الدَّوْلَةِ فَلَمْ يُصَدِّقْهُ حَتَّى تَوَاتَرَ عِنْدَهُ، فَرَكِبَ هُوَ وَعَسْكَرُهُ، وَاحْتَوَى عَلَى مَا خَلَّفَهُ الْخُرَاسَانِيَّةُ. حَكَى أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ الْعَمِيدِ، قَالَ: اسْتَدْعَانِي رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ الثُّلُثَ الْأَخِيرَ، وَقَالَ لِي: قَدْ رَأَيْتُ السَّاعَةَ فِي مَنَامِي كَأَنِّي عَلَى دَابَّتِي فَيْرُوزَ، وَقَدِ انْهَزَمَ عَدُوُّنَا، وَأَنْتَ تَسِيرُ إِلَى جَانِبٍ، وَقَدْ جَاءَنَا الْفَرَجُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا نَحْتَسِبُ، فَمَدَدْتُ عَيْنِيَ فَرَأَيْتُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ خَاتَمًا، فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَإِذَا فَصُّهُ مِنْ فَيْرُوزَجَ، فَجَعَلْتُهُ فِي إِصْبَعِي، وَتَبَرَّكْتُ بِهِ، وَانْتَبَهْتُ وَقَدْ أَيْقَنْتُ بِالظَّفَرِ، فَإِنَّ الْفَيْرُوزَجَ مَعْنَاهُ الظَّفَرُ، وَلِذَلِكَ لَقَّبَ الدَّابَّةَ فَيْرُوزَ. قَالَ ابْنُ الْعَمِيدِ: فَأَتَانَا الْخَبَرُ وَالْبِشَارَةُ بِأَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ قَدْ رَحَلَ، فَمَا صَدَّقْنَا حَتَّى تَوَاتَرَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ، فَرَكِبْنَا وَلَا نَعْرِفُ سَبَبَ هَرَبِهِمْ، وَسِرْنَا حَذِرِينَ مِنْ كَمِينٍ، وَسِرْتُ إِلَى جَانِبِ رُكْنِ الدَّوْلَةِ وَهُوَ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ فَيْرُوزَ، فَصَاحَ رُكْنُ الدَّوْلَةِ بِغُلَامٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ: نَاوِلْنِي ذَلِكَ الْخَاتَمَ، فَأَخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَنَاوَلَهُ إِيَّاهُ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فَيْرُوزَجُ، فَجَعَلَهُ فِي إِصْبَعِهِ وَقَالَ: هَذَا تَأْوِيلُ رُؤْيَايَ، وَهَذَا الْخَاتَمُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مُنْذُ سَاعَةٍ. وَهَذَا مِنْ أَحْسَنِ مَا يُحْكَى وَأَعْجَبِهِ.
Translation
✧ Mention of the march of the Khurasanis to al-Rayy In this year, Mansur b. Qaratakin marched from Naysabur to al-Rayy in Safar, by order of the Amir Nuh. Rukn al-Dawlah was in the land of Fars, as we have mentioned. Mansur reached al-Rayy, where 'Ali b. Kamah was the deputy of Rukn al-Dawlah. 'Ali departed from it to Isbahan, and Mansur entered al-Rayy and took control of it. He dispersed the troops throughout the lands, and they took possession of the lands of al-Jabal as far as Qirmisin, removing from them the deputies of Rukn al-Dawlah, and they took control of Hamadhan and other places. The news reached Rukn al-Dawlah while he was in Fars, so he wrote to his brother Mu'izz al-Dawlah ordering him to send an army to drive those troops away from the regions adjacent to Iraq. He sent Sabuktakin the chamberlain with a large army of Turks, Daylamites, and Arabs. When Sabuktakin marched from Baghdad, he left his baggage behind and hastened with a light, fast-moving force to the Khurasanis at Qirmisin. He fell upon them while they were heedless, killing some and capturing their commander from the bathhouse, whose name was Bujkum al-Khamaratakini. He sent him with the prisoners to Mu'izz al-Dawlah, who imprisoned him for a time and then released him. When that news reached the Khurasanis, they assembled at Hamadhan. Sabuktakin marched toward them, but they abandoned Hamadhan without fighting him. Sabuktakin entered Hamadhan and stayed there until Rukn al-Dawlah arrived in Shawwal. Mansur marched from al-Rayy with the troops toward Hamadhan, where Rukn al-Dawlah was. When about twenty farsakhs remained between them, Mansur turned aside to Isbahan. If he had headed for Hamadhan, Rukn al-Dawlah would have withdrawn from it, and he would have taken the lands because of discord that had occurred in Rukn al-Dawlah's army. But he turned away from it for a matter that God—exalted is He—willed. Rukn al-Dawlah ordered Sabuktakin to advance in their vanguard. When he intended to march, some of the Turks mutinied against him once after another. Rukn al-Dawlah said: 'These are our enemies while they are with us; the right course is to begin with them.' He fought them, and they clashed, and the Turks were defeated. The news reached Mu'izz al-Dawlah, so he wrote to Ibn Abi al-Shawk the Kurd and others ordering them to pursue them and fall upon them. They pursued them, capturing some and killing others. Those of them who survived went on to al-Mawsil. Rukn al-Dawlah marched toward Isbahan. Ibn Qaratakin reached Isbahan, and those of Rukn al-Dawlah's companions, family, and attendants who were there departed, riding the difficult and the tractable, even cattle and donkeys. The hire of an ox or a donkey to Khan Linjan reached one hundred dirhams—it being nine farsakhs from Isbahan—so they could not go beyond that place. If Mansur had marched against them, he would have seized them and taken what they had and taken possession of what lay beyond them. But he entered Isbahan and stayed there. Rukn al-Dawlah arrived and encamped at Khan Linjan, and wars took place between them for several days. Provisions became scarce for both parties, and matters reached the point that they slaughtered their mounts. If defeat had been possible for Rukn al-Dawlah, he would have done it, but that was impossible for him. He consulted his vizier Abu al-Fadl b. al-'Amid one night about fleeing. He said to him: 'You have no refuge except God—exalted is He. Intend good for the Muslims, and resolve firmly to conduct yourself well and treat them kindly. All human stratagems have failed us. If we flee, they will pursue us and destroy us, for they are more numerous than us, and none of us will escape.' He said to him: 'I have already preceded you in this.' When the last third of the night came, news came to them that Mansur and his army had returned to al-Rayy and abandoned their tents. The reason was that provisions and fodder had also become scarce for them. But the Daylamites were patient and content with little food, and when they slaughtered a beast or a camel, a large number of them shared it. The Khurasanis were the opposite: they were not patient, and little did not suffice them. So they mutinied against Mansur, fell into discord, and returned to al-Rayy. Their return was in Muharram of the year forty [and three hundred], i.e., 340 AH. The news came to Rukn al-Dawlah, but he did not believe it until it was confirmed by multiple reports. Then he and his army mounted, and he took possession of what the Khurasanis had left behind. Abu al-Fadl b. al-'Amid related, saying: Rukn al-Dawlah summoned me that night in the last third and said to me: 'Just now I saw in my sleep as if I were on my mount Firuz, and our enemy had been defeated, and you were riding beside me, and relief had come to us from where we did not expect. I stretched out my eye and saw on the ground a ring, so I took it, and its stone was of turquoise. I put it on my finger and sought blessing from it, and I awoke certain of victory, for turquoise means victory—and for that reason he had named the mount Firuz.' Ibn al-'Amid said: News and good tidings came to us that the enemy had departed. We did not believe it until the reports came in succession. We mounted, not knowing the cause of their flight, and we rode cautiously, wary of an ambush. I rode beside Rukn al-Dawlah while he was on his horse Firuz. Rukn al-Dawlah shouted to a servant before him: 'Hand me that ring.' The servant picked up a ring from the ground and handed it to him, and it was turquoise. He put it on his finger and said: 'This is the interpretation of my vision, and this is the ring I saw an hour ago.' This is one of the finest and most wondrous things ever related.
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