he realized that he could not manage without the vizier, so he released him from prison, restored him to the vizierate, and Aftakin went on his way. This is the substance of what Ibn al-Athir relates. (1)
[Among the notable deaths recorded for this year]
Subuktekin, the Turkish ḥājib:
A freedman and chamberlain of al-Muʿizz al-Daylamī, he rose through the ranks until the caliph al-Tāʾiʿ invested him with the governorship, robed him in honor, presented him with the banner, and conferred upon him the title Nūr al-Dawla. (2) His rule in that capacity lasted two months and thirteen days. He was buried in Baghdad, and his residence there—an exceedingly large mansion—later became the royal palace of the city.
It happened that one day he fell from his horse and broke a rib. (3) A physician treated him until his back was straight again and he was able to perform the prayer, though he was still unable to bow. In gratitude he gave the doctor a large sum, yet he would say to him, “When I recall my illness and your treatment of me, I know I can never repay you; but whenever I remember your feet pressing on my back, my anger toward you surges anew.” (4)
He died on the night of Tuesday, with seven nights of Muḥarram remaining. (5) He left behind an immense fortune (6): one million dinars; ten million dirhams; two chests of jewels; fifteen chests of crystal; forty-five chests of gold vessels; one hundred and thirty gold caskets, each containing fifty purses with one thousand dinars apiece; six hundred silver caskets; four thousand brocaded silk garments; ten thousand fine dībāqī (7) and ʿatābī (8) cloths; three hundred tightly packed bales of carpets; three thousand horses and mules; one thousand camels; three hundred male slaves; and forty maid-servants, not counting what he had deposited with his associate Abū Bakr al-Bazzāz. Allah Most High knows best.
[The year 365 AH]
In this year Rukn al-Dawla ibn Būya, being advanced in age, divided his dominions among his sons: to ʿAḍud al-Dawla he assigned Fars, Kirmān, and Arrajān; to Muʾayyad al-Dawla, Rayy and Isfahān; to Fakhr al-Dawla, Hamadhān and Dīnawar; and he placed his son Abū al-ʿAbbās under the care of ʿAḍud al-Dawla, exhorting him to look after him.