He was staying in a house that contained a sum of money; assailants broke in during the night, killed him, and carried off his wealth. Allah—exalted is He—then exposed the murderers, and they were put to death (1). May Allah the Exalted show him mercy (2).

[Year 527 AH]

In Ṣafar of that year (3) Sultan Masʿūd entered Baghdad. The khuṭba was delivered in his name from the city’s pulpits (4), and the caliph invested him with a robe of honor and entrusted him with the sultanate. When his name was proclaimed from the pulpits (5) gold dinars were scattered among the people (6), and robes of honor were likewise conferred upon King (7) Dāwūd ibn Maḥmūd.

That same year Dubays mustered a large force in Wāsiṭ, and many men joined him. The sultan sent an army against him; they routed him and scattered his troops. Then (8) the caliph resolved to march on Mosul to wrest it from Zangī. He set out with a great host and a multitude of amirs, notables, and ministers. When he drew near the city, ʿImād al-Dīn Zangī sent to him (9) offering immense sums of money and numerous gifts if he would withdraw (10), but he refused. Soon afterward he learned that Sultan Masʿūd had concluded a reconciliation with Dubays and had bestowed a robe of honor upon him, so he hurried back to Baghdad, returning safe and highly esteemed.

In that year Ibn al-Razzāghūnī, one of the leading Ḥanbalī scholars, died. The young Ibn al-Jawzī sought to assume his teaching circle, but it was given to someone else. Nevertheless, the vizier Anūsharwān authorized him to preach, and during this year he addressed the people in various places throughout Baghdad. His gatherings became numerous, and the crowds pressed around him (11).

That year Shams al-Mulūk Ismāʿīl, ruler of Damascus, seized the city of Ḥamāh, which had been under Zangī’s control.

In Dhuʾl-Ḥijjah the Turkomans plundered the city of Tripoli; thereupon he sallied out against them (12)—the Frankish count (13), may Allah curse him.