Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi
Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi (Arabic: عبد الرحيم بن جعفر بن سليمان الهاشمي) (died ca. 844) was a ninth century Abbasid personage and governor of the Yemen.
Abd al-Rahim ibn Ja'far ibn Sulayman al-Hashimi عبد الرحيم بن جعفر بن سليمان الهاشمي | |
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| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 835–839 | |
| Monarch | Al-Mu'tasim |
| Preceded by | Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi |
| Succeeded by | Mansur ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Tanukhi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | c. 844 Abbasid Caliphate |
| Relations | Abbasid dynasty |
| Parent | Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi |
| Relatives | Muhammad (uncle) Abbasa (aunt) Ishaq (uncle) Ali (uncle) |
Career
The son of Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi, Abd al-Rahim was a minor member of the Abbasid dynasty, being a second nephew of the caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775).[1] He was appointed governor of the Yemen by the caliph al-Mu'tasim (r. 833–842), and he arrived in Sana'a near the beginning of 836. During his governorship he was forced to deal with the Yu'firid rebel Yu'fir ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Hiwali, who imprisoned the previous governor Abbad ibn al-Ghamr al-Shihabi and his son and defeated an expedition sent against him. Abd al-Rahim remained governor until 839, when he was dismissed in favor of Ja'far ibn Dinar al-Khayyat.[2]
Abd al-Rahim was later arrested during the caliphate of al-Wathiq (r. 842–847) and forced to surrender his wealth. He died in prison in ca. 844.[3]
Notes
- McAuliffe 1995, p. 287 n. 1317.
- Al-Mad'aj 1988, p. 215; Van Arendonk 1919, p. 103 (who speculates that Abd al-Rahim may have given Abbad and his son to Ya'fur as hostages); Bikhazi 1970, p. 30; Ibn Abd al-Majid 1985, p. 37.
- Al-Safadi 2000, p. 196.
References
- Bikhazi, Ramzi J. (1970). "Coins of al-Yaman 132-569 A.H." Al-Abhath. 23: 3–127. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Ibn Abd al-Majid, Taj al-Din Abd al-Baqi al-Yamani (1985). Ta'rikh al-Yaman al-Musamma Bahjat al-Zaman fi Ta'rikh al-Yaman (in Arabic). Sana'a: Dar Kalimah.
- Al-Mad'aj, Abd al-Muhsin Mad'aj M. (1988). The Yemen in Early Islam (9-233/630-847): A Political History. London: Ithaca Press. ISBN 0863721028.
- Al-Safadi, Salah al-Din Khalil ibn Aybak (2000). Kitab al-Wafi bi al-Wafayat (in Arabic). Vol. 18. Beirut: Dar Ihya' al-Turath al-'Arabi.
- McAuliffe, Jane Dammen, ed. (1995). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXVIII: The ʿAbbāsid Authority Affirmed: The Early Years of al-Mansūr, A.D. 753–763/A.H. 136–145. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-1895-6.
- Van Arendonk, Cornelius (1919). De Opkomst Van Het Zaidietische Imamaat in Yemen (in Dutch). Leiden: E.J. Brill. ISBN 0863721028.