When al-Mu'tasim left Samarra for al-Sinn in 840, he appointed him as his deputy in the capital, and when he returned, he publicly placed him on a throne and conferred a ceremonial crown to him.[14] When Ashinas participated in the Hajj of 841, he received honours on every stop of the route, and was hailed as the amir, or governor, of the provinces from Samarra to Mecca for the duration of his pilgrimage.[14][27] According to Ibn al-Adim, al-Mu'tasim alone gave Ashinas 40 million silver dirham during the final years of his reign.[15]