Tulunid dynasty

Rupture and Demise of the Tulunid Emirate

Khumārawayh constructed a palace at the base of Mount Qasioun, situated near Damascus and the Dayr Murran, where he would often imbibe Alcoholic . He was assassinated in this palace by his servants due to his excessive indulgence in wine and other vices on the 28th of Dhu al-Qi'dah, 282 AH, corresponding to January 18, 896 CE. On that night, the governor of the Levant, Prince Tughj ibn Juff, was present at the palace. Upon learning of the murder, he pursued the perpetrators, who were more than twenty servants, and apprehended them. They were subsequently executed. He subsequently transported Khumārawayh's body in a coffin from Damascus to Egypt. The day of his arrival was notable for the wailing and customary mourning practices of women observed by his concubines, male slaves, and the wives of his leaders upon his arrival. The male slaves, with their garments, loosened, exhibited indications of mourning, some even tearing their clothes. The city was filled with tumult and lamentations until the burial ceremony was completed. This occurred at a time when it was unthinkable that he would be killed at the height of victory and triumph, causing the emirate to fracture and fall. The unexpected demise of Khumārawayh signaled the imminent decline of the Tulunid dynasty. The Tulunid house appeared to have depleted its reservoir of capable leaders who could perpetuate the state's prosperity. The systems devised by the founder, which had endured for twenty-six years, seemed to be predicated on shaky foundations. Consequently, the emirate swiftly gravitated towards an era of fragility and disintegration, culminating in the collapse of the Tulunid rule within a decade.