Fadl ibn Muhammad

Fadl ibn Muhammad
Reign	985–1031
Predecessor	Marzuban ibn Muhammad
Successor	Abu'l-Fath Musa
Died	1031
House	Shaddadids

Al-Fadhl ibn Muhammad al-Shaddadi (also al-Fadl ibn Muhammad, Fadl ibn Muhammad, Fadlun ibn Muhammad, Fadhlun ibn Muhammad, or Fadl I was the Shaddadid emir of Arran from 985 to 1031. Of Kurdish origin, al-Fadhl was called "Fadhlun the Kurd" by ibn al-Athir and other Arabic historians. Al-Fadhl was the first Shaddadid emir to issue coinage, locating his mint first at Partav (Barda'a) and was later transferred to Ganja.

Built a bridge across the Araxes with the intent to raid the Rawadids.^[1] According to ibn al-Athir, al-Fadhl led an expedition against the Khazars around 1030.^[1] The Khazars reportedly killed 10,000 of his soldiers. Since the Khazar Khaganate had been destroyed in 969, it is unclear whether these Khazars were from a successor state or kingdom located in the Caucasus, were subjects of a Kipchak or Pecheneg ruler, or whether ibn al-Athir was mistaken or was using "Khazars" as a generic term for steppe people.

Al-Fadhl died in 1031 and was succeeded by his son Abu'l-Fath Musa.

References

1 2 C.E. Bosworth, "Shaddadids", The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol.IX, Ed. C.E.Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P.Heinrichs and G.Lecomte, (Brill, 1997), 169.

Sources

C.E Bosworth. "Arran". Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Preceded by Marzuban	Shaddadid emir of Ganja 985–1031	Succeeded by Abu'l-Fath Musa

Shaddadids

Emirs of Dvin and Arran (Ganja)	Muhammad b. Shaddad (951–54) Lashkari I b. Muhammad (971–78) Marzuban b. Muhammad (978–85) Fadl I b. Muhammad (985–1031) Musa b. Fadl (1031–34) Lashkari II b. Musa (1034–49) Anushirvan b. Lashkari (1049) Abu'l-Aswar Shavur I b. Fadl (1049–67) Fadl II b. Shavur (1067–73) Ashot b. Shavur (1068–69) Fadl III b. Fadl (1073–75)

Emirs of Ani	Manuchihr b. Shavur (1072–1118) Abu'l-Aswar Shavur II (1118–24) Fadl IV b. Shavur (1125–?) Mahmud b. Shavur (?–1131) Khushchikr (1131–?) Shaddad b. Mahmud (?–1155) Fadl V b. Mahmud (1155–61) Shahanshah b. Mahmud (1164–74) Sultan b. Mahmud (?–ca. 1198/9)

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