Caliph al-Wathiq repeated the coronation ceremony for Ashinas in Ramadan (June/July) 843, who on the occasion was invested with sweeping authority over the western provinces, from Samarra to the Maghreb—an act which the 15th-century Egyptian scholar al-Suyuti considered as the first occasion when royal power (sultan) was delegated to a subject.[28][29] Ashinas died on 17 or 19 December 844,[30][lower-alpha 2] at the height of his power;[32] according to the 14th-century historian al-Dhahabi, although not corroborated in other sources, he left behind a fortune of 100,000 gold dinars, which was confiscated by the caliph.[31] Little is known about the circumstances of his death, but, as Matthew Gordon comments, "if his death was brought on by illness or old age, then Ashinas was among a tiny number of prominent Samarran Turks who managed to avoid a violent end".[28] His fellow Turks Itakh and Wasif rose to prominence after his death, with Itakh in particular succeeding Ashinas in his rank and his over-governorship of the western provinces.[26][32] Ashinas' palace later became the residence of al-Fath ibn Khaqan, the chief confidante of Caliph al-Mutawakkil.[33]