Muhammad ibn Abbas

Muhammad ibn Abbas (Persian: محمد بن عباس) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty. He succeeded his father Abbas ibn Shith in 1060, after the latter was deposed by the Ghaznavid sultan Ibrahim. When Muhammad ascended the throne, he agreed to pay tribute to the Ghaznavids.[1] Not much is known about him, he was succeeded by his son Qutb al-din Hasan.

Muhammad ibn Abbas
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
Reign1060 – 1080
PredecessorAbbas ibn Shith
SuccessorQutb al-din Hasan
Diedc. 1080
Ghaznavid Empire
IssueQutb al-din Hasan
Names
Muhammad bin Abbas bin Shith
HouseGhurid dynasty
FatherAbbas ibn Shith
ReligionSunni Islam

References
  1. History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 185.

Sources
  • C. Edmund, Bosworth (2001). "GHURIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  • Bosworth, C. E. (1968). "The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–202. ISBN 0-521-06936-X.
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