Abu Sulaym Faraj al-Khadim al-Turki
Abu Sulaym Faraj al-Khadim al-Turki | |
|---|---|
| Rebuild of the city of Tarsus. | |
| In office 787 – 788 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Supervised the Prisoner exchange | |
| In office 805 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Occupation | Abbasid Courtier and Court eunuch |
| Known for | Supervised the prisoner exchange with the Byzantines |
Abu Sulaym Faraj al-Khadim al-Turki,Abbasid court eunuch and official.
In 787, Caliph
Lamos River.[6] Faraj evidently played an important role in the Byzantine frontier, as he is attested as the collector of the tithe in the area during the last years of Harun al-Rashid, and is recorded as having restored the "palace of Sayhan" in the area, and as the owner of a house in Antioch.[7]
He is mentioned in 819, as accompanying the captured anti-caliph, Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi, into the presence of Caliph al-Ma'mun (r. 813–833).[8]
References
- ^ Ayalon 1999, p. 252.
- ^ Ayalon 1999, p. 296.
- ^ Bosworth 1989, p. 99.
- ^ Ayalon 1999, p. 110.
- ^ Bosworth 1992, pp. 271–273.
- ^ Ayalon 1999, pp. 115–116, 118.
- ^ Ayalon 1999, p. 111.
- ^ Bosworth 1987, p. 148.
Sources
- Ayalon, David (1999). Eunuchs, Caliphs and Sultans: A Study in Power Relationships. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, The Hebrew University. ISBN 978-9-6549-3017-8.
- ISBN 978-0-88706-058-8.
- ISBN 978-0-88706-564-4.
- JSTOR 1580607.