Isa ibn Shihah
Husaynid Emir of Medina from 1249/50 to 1251/2
About Isa ibn Shihah
Īsā ibn Shīḥah ibn Hāshim al-Ḥusaynī was the Husaynid Emir of Medina from 1249/50 to 1251/2. He served as the deputy of his father, Shihah ibn Hashim, and succeeded him after the latter's assassination. He was able to rebuff the attempt of a rival branch of the ruling dynasty, the descendants of Jammaz ibn Qasim ibn Muhanna, to seize power, but was overthrown by his two brothers, Jammaz and Munif, who succeeded him as co-rulers. Isa retired to private life, dying at Medina in 1284/5.
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Who was Isa ibn Shihah?
Husaynid Emir of Medina from 1249/50 to 1251/2
When did Isa ibn Shihah die?
Isa ibn Shihah died in 1284.
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