had served for many years as commander of the Hajj caravan (1). He was charged with divulging secrets and with having held in trust for ʿIzz al-Dawla an expensive necklace. A letter, allegedly in his own handwriting and revealing confidential matters, was produced against him; he denied that the writing was his—for it had been forged—though he admitted possessing the necklace, which was then taken from him. He was removed from the office of naqīb, someone else was appointed, and in all this he was treated unjustly.

During that same month ʿAḍud al-Dawla also dismissed the Chief Judge, Abū Muḥammad ibn Maʿrūf, and installed another in his place.

In Shaʿbān a courier arrived from Egypt to ʿAḍud al-Dawla with numerous letters, and he replied to them in a manner that conveyed sincerity of intention and purity of disposition.

Thereafter ʿAḍud al-Dawla asked the caliph al-Ṭāʾiʿ to renew for him robes of honor and jewels and to add to his titles the epithet Tāj al-Dawla. The caliph granted all of that, bestowing upon him such a profusion of garments that he could scarcely bend to kiss the ground because of their weight (2). He also delegated to him everything beyond his own gate—namely, the affairs and interests of the Muslims in both East and West. Leading dignitaries, emirs, and notables attended the ceremony; it was an awe-inspiring and memorable day.

In Ramadan he sent forces against the brigands of the Bedouin—from the Banū Shaybān and others—cutting them down, breaking them, and subduing them. Their leader, Ḍabba (3) ibn Muḥammad al-Asadī, had been entrenched at ʿAyn al-Tamr for a little over thirty years. Their lands were seized, their wealth confiscated, and their circumstances utterly transformed.

On Tuesday, with nine (4) days remaining of Dhu al-Qaʿda, the caliph al-Ṭāʾiʿ li-llāh married the eldest daughter of ʿAḍud al-Dawla. The marriage contract was concluded in the presence of notables and dignitaries; it was a grand and splendid occasion, with a dowry put at one hundred thousand dinars—some say two hundred thousand. ʿAḍud al-Dawla’s agent was Shaykh Abū ʿAlī [al-Ḥasan ibn Aḥmad] al-Fārisī, the grammarian, author of al-Iḍāḥ and al-Takmila (5). The marriage sermon was delivered by the judge Abū ʿAlī al-Muḥassin (6) ibn ʿAlī al-Tanūkhī. It was a day long remembered.

In that same year Abū Taghlib ibn Nāṣir al-Dawla ibn Ḥamdān was killed in Syria near Nawā (7) and its surrounding districts, and with him were