ʿAbbāsa

ʿAbbāsa was the sister of the caliph Harun al-Rashid and Al-Hadi, and daughter of the caliph Al-Mahdi.[1][2] On the instruction of Harun al-Rashid she had a formal marriage with Ja'far ibn Yahya, a member of the influential Barmakids family and vizier to the caliph.[1][2] Horovitz says that her name is connected with the fall of the Barmakids.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Horovitz, J (26 March 2015). "ʿAbbāsa." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.". Brillonline. Brill. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Zaidan, Jurji (2012). The Caliph's Sister: Harun al-Rashid and the Fall of the Persians. Zaidan Foundation. ISBN 0984843515.


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