Barmakids - Wikipedia
The Barmakids (Persian: برمکیان Barmakiyân; Arabic: البرامكة al-Barāmikah[1]), also spelled Barmecides, were an influential Iranian [2][3] family from Balkh, where they were originally hereditary Buddhist leaders (in the Nawbahar monastery), [a][5] and subsequently came to great political power under the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad.
Barmakids | ʿAbbāsid Viziers, Persian Dynasty | Britannica
Barmakids, priestly family of Iranian origin, from the city of Balkh in Khorāsān, who achieved prominence in the 8th century as scribes and viziers to the early ʿAbbāsid caliphs. Their ancestor was a barmak, a title borne by the high priest in the Buddhist temple of Nawbahār.
Ja'far ibn Yahya - Wikipedia
Jaʽfar ibn Yahya Barmaki or Jafar al-Barmaki (Persian: جعفر بن یحیی برمکی, Arabic: جعفر بن يحيى, Jaʽfar bin yaḥyā) (767–803), also called Aba-Fadl, was a Persian vizier of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, succeeding his father (Yahya ibn Khalid) in that position.
The Barmakids – The School of Abbasid Studies
The Barmakids are a family that achieved prominence in the administration of court affairs during the reign of the first five Abbasid caliphs. The Barmakids’ powerful influence on the Abbasid caliphate lasted for approximately seventeen years.
Yahya ibn Khalid - Wikipedia
Yahya ibn Khalid (Arabic: يحيى بن خالد, romanized: Yahyā ibn Khālid; died 806 CE) was the most prominent member of the Barmakid family, serving as provincial governor and all-powerful long-time vizier to Caliph Harun al-Rashid before his abrupt fall in 803.
Barmakid summary | Britannica
Barmakid , or Barmecide, Any member of the priestly family of Persian origin that achieved prominence in the 8th century as scribes and viziers to the caliphs of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty. They supported the arts and sciences, tolerated explorations of religion and …
BARMAKIDS - Encyclopaedia Iranica
Dec 15, 1988 · BARMAKIDS or Barāmeka, a well-known family of secretaries and viziers during the time of the early ʿAbbasids, stemming from the region of Balḵ where Barmak, the ancestor of the family, according to early Muslim authors was the high priest of the Zoroastrian fire temple of Nowbahār (Yāqūt, IV, p. 819; Ebn Ḵallekān, Cairo, III, p. 198 ...
A Barmecide Feast: the Downfall of the Barmakids in Popular …
The caliph himself, his executioner Masrur, the poet Abu Nuwas and Jafar al-Barmaki are the subject of many a tale in the Thousand and One Nights. Apart from that, a special genre of trickster-like anecdotes has sprung up featuring Abu Nuwas.
Hārūn al-Rashīd - Abbasid Caliph, Baghdad, Barmakids | Britannica
Hārūn al-Rashīd - Abbasid Caliph, Baghdad, Barmakids: The less pleasant aspects of Hārūn’s character are highlighted by the fall of the Barmakids, who for more than 16 years had been mainly responsible for the administration of the empire and who had provided the money for the luxury and extravagance of the court.
Barmakids - wikishia
Barmakids (Arabic: بَرمَکیان) were a family from Balkh, who gained power by getting close to the Umayyad and Abbasid rulers. In the first period of the Abbasid dynasty, during the reign of Harun al-Rashid (r. 170/786- 193/809) and at the zenith of …