Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Tahiri and his role in the war between al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz

Abstract

 This research deals with two essential issues : the first one is the Tahirid family to which the origin of Prince Muhammad bin Abdullah al-Tahiri goes back, and the second one is the beginnings of the Turkish presence in the Abbasid military system as well as the period of chaos caused by the Turkish leaders in Samarra and which led to the outbreak of the second Abbasid civil war between Al-Musta'in (248-252 AH) and Al-Mu'tazz (252-256 AH). The research then reviews the pioneering role of Prince Muhammad al-Tahiri during this war in which the al-Tahiri  prince stood with Al-Musta'in after the latter entrusted him with managing the war file and administering the Baghdadi people affairs.The Prince Muhammad al-Tahiri's role was divided into two parts. The first was related to declaring a state of general mobilization in Baghdad and its provinces , such as recruiting the largest possible number of men and preparing them for combat, securing the city walls, and preparing appropriate plans for combat operations. The second was the influential role

 of the al -Tahiri prince  embodied in formulating the terms of the peace treaty after he had made his decision to stop the war at the appropriate time when he realized that there was no point in supporting Al-Musta'in and the inability of the Baghdadi people to continue fighting under the burden of the unjust siege.