The dismissal of sultans and princes in the book “Tadhkirat al-Nabih fi Ayyam al-Mansur wa Abihi” by Ibn Habib al-Halabi (d. 779 AH / 1377 AD)

Abstract

The research aims to monitor cases of dismissal from official positions in the Kingdom State through the book Tadhkirat al-Nabih fi Ayyam al-Mansur wa Banih by Ibn Habib al-Halabi (d. 779 AH / 1377 AD). We recorded many cases of dismissal, which we divided into dismissal of sultans and dismissal of princes, which often occur with the accession of a new sultan or his dismissal and replacement, and the political disputes, conflicts, and the dominance of the stronger over the weak that accompany this event. We have translated the author of the book, stating the importance of his work that is the subject of the study, and his style of writing, which was far from complexity, tending toward simplicity and the lack of use of rhyming prose and rhyming phrases. As for his sources, they were between watching and hearing from his sheikhs and close associates. Since the author was a contemporary of most of the years of the book and its time period, we find that he has recorded information of good historical value for us. Ibn Habib was distinguished by his honesty, impartiality, and lack of obsequiousness to the sultans. He was very interested in preserving and documenting historical truth, to the point that he retired from work and social life and preferred to seclude himself in his home for the purpose of documenting those facts.