Abū ʿAlī Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Khāqānī (Arabic: محمد بن عبيدالله الخاقاني) was a senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate, who served as vizier from 912 to 913.
Muhammad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Khaqani محمد بن عبيدالله الخاقاني | |
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| Born | |
| Died | c. 924/5 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Occupation(s) | Abbasid vizier and Court official |
| Years active | July 912 – August 913 |
| Known for | Student of the famous historian al-Tabari |
| Children | Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani |
| Father | Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan |
He was the son of the distinguished Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, who served twice as vizier, under the caliphs al-Mutawakkil and al-Mu'tamid.[1] The famous historian al-Tabari was his tutor, reportedly being paid ten gold dinars a month.[2] A rival of Ali ibn al-Furat, he succeeded the latter as vizier to Caliph al-Muqtadir on 23 July 912, and remained in office until 16 August 913.[1][3] His tenure was marked by attempts to shore up finances through imposing heavy fines to dismissed officials of the Banu'l-Furat faction, and by a pro-Hanbali stance that led to anti-Shi'ite measures.[1] After his dismissal, he was imprisoned by his successor Ali ibn Isa al-Jarrah, and by his rival Ibn al-Furat when the latter became again vizier in 917.[1] He died in 924/5.[1] His son Abdallah also served briefly as vizier in 924–925.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Sourdel 1971, p. 824.
- ^ Kraemer 1989, p. xv.
- ^ van Berkel et al. 2013, p. ix.
Sources
edit- Kraemer, Joel L., ed. (1989). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXIV: Incipient Decline: The Caliphates of al-Wāthiq, al-Mutawakkil and al-Muntaṣir, A.D. 841–863/A.H. 227–248. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-874-4.
- Sourdel, D. (1971). "Ibn K̲h̲āḳān". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 824. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0329. OCLC 495469525.
- van Berkel, Maaike; El Cheikh, Nadia Maria; Kennedy, Hugh; Osti, Letizia (2013). Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court: Formal and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32). Leiden: BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-25271-4.