The Sa'idis lead the Hanafi half of Isfahan.
For a century the city's politics have been their feud with the Khujandi Shafi'is, fought in the streets and through the choice of patrons; Yaqut, writing about 1220, blamed the ruin of much of Isfahan on this fighting between the two schools. Their head in 1200 is not pinned. The Khwarazmshah Tekish was himself a Hanafi jurist (Ibn al-Athir's obituary), which may have drawn the Hanafis toward his governors when the Khujandis looked to Baghdad, but no source read says so for these years.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned for 1200
- Title
- Head of the Hanafis of Isfahan, from a line of Hanafi judges (qadis) and preachers
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- The Al-i Sa'id, a line of Hanafi judges and preachers; members in 1200 not named in the sources read
- Confidence
- low
No source read names the head of the house in 1199-1200.
Overlord
Whoever holds Isfahan
What it holds
- Leadership of the Hanafi half of Isfahan and its quarters
- The Hanafi judgeship and pulpits, when they hold them
How it was acquired
Inherited.
Allies and rivals
Rivals: the Khujandis and the Shafi'i quarters.
How things stand that morning
The leading Hanafi family; head not named.
Wealth
Endowments, judicial fees, urban property.
Military
The armed followers of the Hanafi quarters.
Threats
- The Khujandis
- A governor favouring the Shafi'is
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The family's role is known from the twelfth-century history of the city in general; nothing is dated to 1199-1200.
On the map: A family inside the city: no ground drawn.
Sources and studies
- al-Durar al-Saniyya: death of Tekish (Ramadan 596 AH), after Ibn al-Athir's obituary
- Yaqut, Mu'jam al-buldan (about 1225), articles on al-Rayy and Isbahan: cited from standard knowledge, not fetched in this session
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.