Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (Arabic: جعفر بن عبد الله المنصور) was the elder son of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur and elder brother of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. As the elder son of al-Mansur, he was the candidate to the caliphal throne until his premature death.
| Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur جعفر بن عبد الله المنصور | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor of Mosul | |||||
| Tenure | 762 – 764 | ||||
| Born | c. 742/43 Humayma, Bilad al-Sham (now Jordan) | ||||
| Died | c. 767 | ||||
| Spouse | Salsal bint Atta | ||||
| Children | Zubaidah[1] Lubabah | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | al-Mansur | ||||
| Mother | Umm Musa Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Service | Abbasid army | ||||
Life
editJa'far was the son of Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Abbasi al-Hashimi (the future caliph al-Mansur) in 742/743. When Ja'far was eleven or twelve year old, his father became caliph.
His mother was Arwa. She was al-Mansur's first wife. Arwa also known as Umm Musa, whose lineage went back to the kings of Himyar.[2] Her father was Mansur al-Himyari. She had a brother named Yazid.[3]
Arwa had two sons, Muhammad (future Caliph al-Mahdi) and Ja'far.[2] She died in 764.[2] The two sons of Arwa, Ja'far and Muhammad were regarded as his heirs after the removal of Isa ibn Musa as heir. However, Ja'far died during his father al-Mansur's reign. His brother, Muhammad became sole candidate to the throne.
One of his al-Mansur's concubines was a Kurdish woman. She was the mother of al-Mansur's son Ja'far.[3] Al-Mansur named this son after his elder son.
After Ja'far's death, his father took care of his young children. When his father, al-Mansur died. His brother caliph al-Mahdi took responsibility for his children. Al-Mahdi married his son and heir to Ja'far's daughter Zubaidah.
Relatives
editJa'far was related to several powerful figures of Abbasid House. He was the older brother of al-Mahdi and he was also maternal grandfather of al-Amin.
Jafar also had several half-siblings, After his mother's death, his father remarried and had children from his wives.
| No. | Abbasids | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Saffah | Uncle |
| 2 | Al-Mansur | Father |
| 3 | Al-Mahdi | Brother |
| 4 | Musa al-Hadi | Nephew |
| 5 | Harun al-Rashid | Nephew (Son-in-law) |
| 6 | Al-Amin | Maternal-grandson |
| 7 | Zubaidah | Daughter |
| 8 | Sulayman | Half-brother |
| 9 | Isa ibn al-Mansur | Half-brother |
| 10 | Ya'qub | Half-brother |
| 11 | Jafar ibn al-Mansur | Half-brother |
| 12 | Salih al-Miskin | Half-brother |
| 13 | Qasim | Half-brother |
| 14 | Aliyah | Half-sister |
References
edit- ^ Abbott, Nabia. Two Queens of Baghdad. p. 30.
- ^ a b c Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-0-86356-031-6.
- ^ a b al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146-169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.
Sources
edit- Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press
- al-Tabari; Hugh Kennedy (1990). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 29: Al-Mansur and al-Mahdi A.D. 763-786/A.H. 146–169. SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies. State University of New York Press. pp. 148–49.