Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id
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Abu 'Abdallāh al-Husayn ibn Sa'id ibn Hamdan (Arabic: أبو عبدالله الحسين بن سعيد بن حمدان) was a member of the Hamdanid dynasty, grandson of its founder, Hamdan ibn Hamdun, and cousin of the emirs Nasir al-Dawla and Sayf al-Dawla.
KnownforMember of the Hamdanid dynasty
SpouseSarirah
Al-Husayn ibn Sa'id | |
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أبو عبدالله الحسين بن سعيد بن حمدان | |
| Known for | Member of the Hamdanid dynasty |
| Spouse | Sarirah |
In 944, he was sent by Nasir al-Dawla to seize Syria, allocated to the Hamdanids by the amir al-umara Tuzun, from the forces of Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid. Husayn was initially successful in occupying the north of the country, but was soon driven out of Syria by Ikhshidid forces, led by al-Ikhshid himself.[1] Husayn married Sarirah, a former slave of Ibn Ra'iq.[2]