Aqil al-Basiri was the Merchant King of House Basiri in the 9th century. One of his aide was Hadi Talibah, a resorceful men who provided much benefit for the house. When he died, his belongings were inherited by Aqil, as determined by law. Between them was included Hadi's daughter, Hanan Talibah, born from a slave courtesan, and therefore a slave herself. Aqil had sold the courtesan to Hadi, and treated Hanan as a good, and decided to sell her as wife as he did with her mother. After three years the girl killed Aqil stabbing him twelve times in the chest.