Английская Википедия:Al-Sindi ibn Shahak
Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Al-Sindi ibn Shahak (died 819) was a late 8th-century Abbasid general and administrator who served as the governor of Syria, Damascus and Baghdad under al-Mansur, Harun ar-Rashid and al-Amin. As the head of shurta (military police), he oversaw the destruction and confiscation of properties belonging to the Barmakids during the reign of Harun.
Biography
Al-Sindi was apparently from Punjab.Шаблон:Sfn He was a client (mawali) of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur.Шаблон:Sfn and under him, served as governor of Syria.Шаблон:Sfn In 792 or 793, he was sent by Harun al Rashid to quell the revolt of Abū al-Hadhām in DamascusШаблон:Sfn as commander of Khurasani troops,Шаблон:Sfn where he is mentioned as governor for Musa ibn Isa.Шаблон:Sfn Al-Sindi commanded the garrison of Damascus (Jund Dimashq) for a few years.Шаблон:Sfn
A decade later, Al-Sindi is mentioned as the governor of Baghdad in 802 (186 H) by Ibn al-Jawzi.[1] During the reign of Harun, Al-Sindi was the sahib al-shurta,Шаблон:Sfn and oversaw the destruction of Barmakids in 802.Шаблон:Sfn Shi'a traditions also held him responsible for death of seventh Shia Imam, Musa al-Kazim in 799Шаблон:Sfn and Yahya ibn Abdallah, a rebel Alid leader in 803.Шаблон:Sfn However, Musa al-Kazim was probably under a house arrest in the mansion of Al-Sindi instead of prison. He was treated well,Шаблон:Sfn and sister of Al-Sindi reportedly looked after him.Шаблон:Sfn Imam had died in his custody in September 799.Шаблон:Sfn
Al-Sindi was one of the leading supporters of al-Amin in his civil war.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Not much is known about him after the defeat and execution of al-Amin in 813.
Family
The family of Al-Sindi continued to serve the Abbasid caliphate for multiple decades. His son, Ibrahim ibn al-Sindi, was reportedly a polymath with more than a dozen occupations attributed to him.Шаблон:Sfn His friend al-Jahiz stated him to be a philosopher of mutakallimun.Шаблон:Sfn According to Jahiz, he was well-versed in grammar, poetry, astrology and medicine.Шаблон:Sfn He was also employed in the intelligence service of caliph al-Ma'mun,Шаблон:Sfn and served some time as governor of Kufa.[2] His another son, Nasr ibn al-Sindi was also renowned as a historian and traditionist.Шаблон:Sfn His grandson, Mahmūd ibn al-Hāsan ibn al-Sindi, commonly known as Kushajim (c. 902 – 970) was a famous court poet and polymath associated with the court of Sayf al-Dawla, the emir of Aleppo. Some of his well-known books include Adab an-nadīm (Etiquette of the Boon-Companion), Kitāb al-maṣāyid wa-l-maṭārid (The Book of Snares and Game), and Khaṣā’iṣ aṭ-ṭarab (The Characteristics of Music).[3][4]
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