Abu Sahl Hamduwi
Abu Sahl Hamduwi (also spelled Hamduni and Hamdu'i), was a Persian[1] statesman and military officer of the Ghaznavids, and served briefly as the vizier of Sultan Muhammad in 1030.
Biography
During his early career, he served as the fiscal administrator of the Ghaznavid capital of Ghazni and its surrounding regions. In 1030, Mahmud died and was succeeded by his son Muhammad, who appointed Hamduwi as his vizier, but was, however, shortly overthrown by his more experienced brother Mas'ud I, who shortly appointed Ahmad Maymandi as his vizier, while appointing Hamduwi as the fiscal administrator of the entire Ghaznavid Empire.
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In 1033, Hamduwi was appointed as the governor of Jibal, which was then held under the control of the Kakuyid ruler Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar, who was a vassal of the Ghaznavids. However, Muhammad kept rebelling against Mas'ud I, and Hamduwi was shortly sent to deal with the latter, which he managed to accomplish.[2] During the same period, Hamduwi had to protect Jibal from marauding Oghuz Turks who had arrived in the region from their steppes north to Khwarazm. Hamduwi managed to defeat the Turks, and then had their chief including another important member of their group captured.[3]
However, the Ghaznavids were never able to destroy the power of the Kakuyids, who managed to keep their domains as Ghaznavid vassals. In 1036/7, Hamduwi was repelled from Jibal by Muhammad, and was forced to withdraw to Nishapur, which was then also under constant invasions by the Oghuz Turks.
In 1038, the Oghuz Turks captured Nishapur, which forced its governor Abu'l-Fadl Suri and Hamduwi to flee to Gurgan. During this period, Mas'ud I appointed Hamwudi as his chief advisor.[2] After 1040/1, Hamduwi disappears from sources, and his fate remains unknown.[2]
References
- ↑ Bosworth 2001, pp. 578-583.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yusofi 1983, pp. 369–370.
- ↑ Richards 1983, pp. 15–16.
Sources
- Yusofi, G. H. (1983). "ABŪ SAHL ḤAMDOWĪ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 4. pp. 369–370.
- Richards, D.S. (2014). The Annals of the Saljuq Turks: Selections from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh of Ibn al-Athir. Routledge. pp. 1–320. ISBN 978-1-317-83254-6.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2001). "GHAZNAVIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 6. London et al. pp. 578–583.
Preceded by Hasanak Mikali |
Vizier of the Ghaznavid Empire 1030 |
Succeeded by Ahmad Maymandi |
Preceded by Tash Farrash |
Governor of Jibal 1033 - 1036/7 |
Succeeded by Kakuyid conquest |