Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (23/206)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

and he even plied him with wine—some say that Hulagu(1) treated him with honour for a time—but when the news of Kitbughā’s death reached Hulagu he grew agitated and vented his anger on al-Nasir and his brother. It is said that al-Nasir was put to the sword in Tabriz: Hulagu shot him with an arrow, and the necks of his brother and a group of those with them were struck off toward the end of 658 AH. Al-Nasir lived for thirty-one years, may Allah have mercy on him.

Another report states that he did not surrender to the Mongols until the price of a single draught of water had reached one hundred dinars.(2)

Quṭb al-Dīn(3) relates that when Hulagu heard of the defeat at ʿAyn Jālūt he became furious and turned against al-Nasir; and when news of the battle of Homs reached him he was further disturbed and killed him. Some add that Hulagu reserved for him a special torment unlike that inflicted on his companions. Al-Nasir composed fine poetry.

Ibn Wāṣil says: His mourning ceremony was held in Damascus, in Jumada I of the year 659 AH.

He continues: The fuller account, as handed down by successive transmitters, is that when Hulagu was informed of the rout of his army at ʿAyn Jālūt and at Homs, he summoned al-Nasir and his brother and said to the interpreter: “Tell him, ‘You claimed that the land was empty of defenders and that everyone was obedient to you; in this you deceived me.’”

Al-Nasir replied, “They would indeed obey me were I there, and no one would dare brandish a sword. But how can a man who is in Tabriz presume to rule over Syria?”

Hulagu thereupon shot him with an arrow that struck him,(4) and al-Nasir cried out for help. His brother said, “Be quiet and do not seek pardon from this dog; our appointed time has come.” Hulagu then loosed a second arrow that finished him off, and al-Zahir was beheaded along with their followers.

In that same year Sultan Qutuz was killed one hundred [days] after the engagement, and the ruler(5)

(1) That is, Hulagu; some writers spell and pronounce the name in this form, and it is accepted in the sources. (2) Tarikh al-Islam cites: “He had fled into the wilderness; they pursued and captured him, and the price of a single draught of water had reached almost one hundred dinars…”. (3) Supplement to Mirat al-Zaman, vol. 1, pp. 464–465. (4) The manuscript reads “his fingers,” but this is incorrect; the emendation follows the author’s own hand in Tarikh al-Islam. (5) This brief addition is ours and was required.

وَسقَاهُ خَمراً - وَقِيْلَ: أَكرمه هولاَوَو (١) مُدَّة - فَلَمَّا جَاءهُ قَتْلُ كتبغَا انْزَعَجَ، وَأَخْرَج غَيْظه فِي النَّاصِر وَأَخِيْهِ، فَيُقَالُ: قُتِلَ بِالسَّيْف بِتِبْرِيْز رَمَاهُ بِسَهمٍ، وَضُربت عُنُق أَخِيْهِ وَجَمَاعَة مِمَّنْ مَعَهُ فِي أَوَاخِرِ سَنَة ثَمَانٍ وَخَمْسِيْنَ وَسِتِّ مائَةٍ، وَعَاشَ إِحْدَى وَثَلاَثِيْنَ سَنَةً ﵀. وَقِيْلَ: إِنَّهُ مَا سلَّم نَفْسه إِلَى التَّتَارِ حَتَّى بلغت عِنْدَهُ الشربَة مائَةَ دِيْنَارٍ (٢) . ذكر قُطْب الدِّيْنِ (٣) : إِنَّ هُولاَكو لَمَّا سَمِعَ بِهَزِيْمَةِ عَيْنِ جَالُوتَ غَضِبَ، وَتَنَكَّرَ لِلنَّاصِرِ، وَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ وَقْعَةُ حِمْصَ انزعجَ، وَقَتَلَهُ، وَقِيْلَ: خَصَّه بِعَذَابٍ دُوْنَ رِفَاقه، وَلَهُ شعر جَيِّد. قَالَ ابْنُ وَاصِل: عُمل عَزَاؤُه بِدِمَشْقَ، فِي جُمَادَى الأُوْلَى، سَنَةَ تِسْع. قَالَ: وَصُوْرَة ذَلِكَ مَا تَوَاتر أَن هُوْلاَكُو لمَا بلغه كسرَة جَيْشه بِعَيْنِ جَالُوتَ وَحِمْص، أَحضر النَّاصِرَ وَأَخَاهُ، وَقَالَ لِلتَّرْجَمَان: قل أَنْتَ زعمت البِلاَد مَا فِيْهَا أَحَد وَهُم فِي طَاعتك حَتَّى غَررت بِي. فَقَالَ النَّاصِر: هُم فِي طَاعتِي لَوْ كُنْتُ هُنَاكَ، وَمَا كَانَ يشهر أَحَدٌ سَيْفاً، أَمَّا مَنْ هُوَ بِتورِيز كَيْفَ يَحكم عَلَى الشَّامِ؟ فَرمَاهُ هُولاَكو بِسَهْمٍ أَصَابه (٤) ، فَاسْتغَاث، فَقَالَ أَخُوْهُ: اسكُتْ وَلاَ تَطلُبْ مِنْ هَذَا الكَلْبِ عَفْواً، فَقَدْ حضرت. ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخرَ أَتلفَه، وَضُربت عُنُق الظَّاهِر وَأَتْبَاعُهُمَا. وَفِيْهَا: قُتل السُّلْطَان قُطز بَعْد المَصَافّ مائَة، وَصَاحِب (٥)

(١) يعني: هولاكو، فيرسمها البعض ويلفظها هكذا وهي معروفة في الكتب. (٢) في تاريخ الإسلام: " وكان قد هرب إلى البراري فساقوا خلفه فأخذوه وقد بلغت عنده شربة الماء نحو مئة دينار..". (٣) ذيل مرآة الزمان: ١ / ٤٦٤ - ٤٦٥. (٤) في الأصل: " أصابعه " وليس بشيء، والتصحيح من خط المؤلف في " تاريخ الإسلام ". (٥) إضافة منا لابد منها.