Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali

Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: جعفر بن سليمان بن علي الهاشمي) was an early Abbasid prince. He served as provisional governor for Abbasid Caliphate.

Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali
جعفر بن سليمان بن علي
Abbasid Governor of Medina
In office
763–766/77
Monarchal-Mansur
Preceded byAbdallah ibn al-Rabi al-Harithi
Succeeded byHasan ibn Zayd ibn Hasan
In office
780–783
Monarchal-Mahdi
Preceded byZufar ibn Asim al-Hilali
Succeeded byIbrahim ibn Yahya
Personal details
Children
Parent
Relativesal-Saffah (cousin)
al-Mansur (cousin)
Ja'far ibn Abd al-Wahid ibn Ja'far (grandson)

Career

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He was the son of Sulayman ibn Ali. Ja'far was a paternal cousin of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775).

His father, Sulayman died in Basra in October 759 at the age of 59, and was succeeded by several sons, including Muhammad and Ja'far.[1]

His first cousin al-Mansur, appointed him[2] governor of Medina in 763 and he was dismissed in 766/77. He was re-appointed in 780 by al-Mahdi[3] and he was dismissed in 783.

References

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  1. ^ Bosworth 1997, p. 822; Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 28: p. 80.
  2. ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 29: pp. 13, 39, 49; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, pp. 430–31.
  3. ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 29: pp. 216, 219, 223; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 440; Al-Baladhuri 1916, pp. 21, 76.

Sources

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  • Bosworth, C.E. (1997). "Sulayman ibn 'Ali ibn 'Abd Allah". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. & Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume IX: San–Sze. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 381. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7157. ISBN 978-90-04-10422-8.
  • Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.
  • Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
  • Al-Baladhuri, Ahmad ibn Jabir (1916). The Origins of the Islamic State, Part I. Trans. Philip Khuri Hitti. New York: Columbia University.