Yahya b. Tamim (1) b. al-Muʿizz b. Badis, lord of Ifriqiyah, was counted among the finest of kings—knowledgeable, of upright conduct, and devoted to the poor and to scholars, for whom he assigned stipends (2). He died at the age of fifty-two (3), leaving thirty sons. Authority then passed to his son ʿAli. May Allah the Exalted have mercy on him.

[Then began the year 510 AH]

Events of that year:
• A great fire (4) broke out in Baghdad, destroying many houses—among them the residence of Nur al-Huda al-Zaynabi (5), the Bihruz Ribat (6), and the Nizamiyyah Library. The books were spared because the jurists carried them out to safety.
• The ruler of Maraghah was killed in Sultan Muhammad’s audience hall; the Batiniyyah assassinated him.
• On the day of ʿAshura a fierce clash erupted between the Rafidah and the Sunnis at the shrine of ʿAli b. Musa al-Rida in Tus, resulting in many deaths.
• The sultan marched to Fars after the death of its deputy, fearing that the ruler of Kirman might seize it.
• The Hajj caravan was led by the amir al-juyush, Abu al-Hasan Nazar the eunuch; it was a year of ample provision and security—praise be to Allah.

[Among the notable figures who died that year]
Al-Baghawi (7), the Qur’an exegete (8), hadith scholar, and jurist; some say he died in 516 AH, as will be mentioned later. Allah knows best.