Ibn Banu

Ibn Banu (Arabic: ابن بانوا‎) was the nominal governor of al-Bahrain for the Abbasid dynasty, serving there in 903.

Career

The Muslim historian al-Tabari's Annals only mentions Ibn Banu once. He appears to have been a military commander who was posted to al-Bahrain in an attempt to expel the Qarmatians under Abu Sa'id Jannabi there. He is recorded as having sent a message to the central government in Baghdad, describing how he had launched a surprise attack on a Qarmatian stronghold and successfully overwhelmed its defenders. In October 903 another message was received from him, stating that he had attacked al-Qatif. His troops routed the Qarmatians and killed their commander, who was identified as Abu Sa'id's designated successor. They then prevailed against al-Qatif and entered it.[1]

Ibn Banu is not subsequently mentioned, but the Abbasid reconquest of al-Qatif was short-lived, as the Qarmatians were soon back in control of the oasis.[2]

Notes
  1. Al-Tabari, p. 128 & n. 626
  2. Rentz, p. 764

References
  • Rentz, G. "Al-Katif." The Encyclopedia of Islam, Volume IV. New Ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1978. ISBN 90-04-05745-5
  • Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir. The History of al-Tabari, Volume XXXVIII: The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad. Trans. Franz Rosenthal. Ed. Ehsan Yar-Shater. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1985. ISBN 0-87395-876-4
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