Kurkir ibn Justan
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Kurkir ibn Justan (Persian: ک کرمنتحقیق بن جو استن) was an Iranian military officer, a Daylamite military officer of the Buyids, who served as the chief captain of the army of Kirman from 968 until his downfall in 972.
Biography[]
He is first mentioned in 968, when he was appointed as the chief captain of the army of Kirman by the Buyid ruler 'Adud al-Dawla.[1] In ca. 970, was sent on an expedition against the Ilyasid rebel Sulaiman ibn Muhammad; the outcome was positive for the Buyids - Kurkir managed to defeat and kill the rebel, including of his nephews, Bakr and al-Husain. Kurkir then had their heads sent to 'Adud al-Dawla, who was Shiraz.[2] However, the natives of Kirman continued to resist Kurkir, who was shortly reinforced by an army under .
They then marched towards Jiroft, and fought the rebels on December 13, which resulted in victory for the Buyids, and the death of several leading figures of the rebellion.[3] In 972, Kurkir, who had offended 'Adud al-Dawla, shortly fell out of favor, and was imprisoned in Siraf. During his captivity, he was treated with honor, and after that he disappears from sources.
References[]
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, p. 271.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, p. 320.
- ^ Amedroz & Margoliouth 1921, pp. 320–321.
Sources[]
- Amedroz, Henry F.; Margoliouth, David S., eds. (1921). The Eclipse of the 'Abbasid Caliphate. Original Chronicles of the Fourth Islamic Century, Vol. V: The concluding portion of The Experiences of Nations by Miskawaihi, Vol. II: Reigns of Muttaqi, Mustakfi, Muti and Ta'i. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
- Daylamites
- 10th-century Iranian people
- Buyid generals
- 10th-century births