Abbasa bint Sulayman
| Abbasa bint Sulayman العباسة بنت سليمان | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zawjat al-khalifa | |||||
| Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 804 – 809 | ||||
| Born | c. 780s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | 810s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
| Spouse | Harun al-Rashid (m. 803/804) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | Sulayman | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Abbasa bint Sulayman (Arabic: العباسة بنت سليمان) was an Abbasid princess, daughter of Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far, niece of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and wife of caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Biography[edit]
Abbasa was the daughter of Abbasid prince Sulayman and a wife of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809)[1][2] She marriage Harun al-Rashid around 803–804.
Her father, Sulayman was a son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775) and one of his wives, Fatima bint Muhammad, granddaughter of Isa ibn Talha al-Taymi, who was the son of a leading companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah.[1][3]
Abbasa was related to Abbasid house both by birth and marriage. She was the third and last Abbasid princess who married Harun al-Rashid. His first Abbasid wife was Zubaidah bint Ja'far and second was Umm Muhammad bint Salih.
Her husband, Harun's another wife was Jurashiyyah al-Uthmanniyah. She was the daughter of Abdallah ibn Muhammad, and had descended from Uthman, the third Caliph of the Rashidun.[2]
Family[edit]
Abbasa was contemporary and related to several Abbasid caliphs, prince and princesses. Her own children died at very young age, she kept good relations with her step-son children.
| No. | Abbasids | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harun al-Rashid | Husband |
| 2 | Al-Amin[4] | Step-son |
| 3 | Al-Ma'mun | Step-son |
| 4 | Al-Qasim ibn Harun al-Rashid | Step-son |
| 5 | Ali ibn Harun al-Rashid[4] | Step-son |
| 6 | Sukaynah bint Harun al-Rashid | Step-daughter |
| 7 | Hamdunah bint Harun al-Rashid | Step-daughter |
| 8 | Fatimah bint Harun al-Rashid | Step-daughter |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Madelung 2000, p. 328.
- ^ a b al-Tabari & Bosworth 1989, p. 326.
- ^ Kennedy 1990, pp. 94, 148–149.
- ^ a b Abbott 1946, p. 141.
Sources[edit]
- Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-86356-031-6.
- Kennedy, Hugh, ed. (1990). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXIX: Al-Mansūr and al-Mahdī, A.D. 763–786/A.H. 146–169. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0142-2.
- Madelung, Wilferd (2000). "Abūʾl ʿAmayṭar the Sufyānī". Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam. 24: 327–343.
- al-Tabari, Muhammad Ibn Yarir (1989). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 30: The 'Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193. Bibliotheca Persica. Translated by C. E. Bosworth. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-564-4.
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