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Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi

Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi

Abbasid prince and governor of Basra (c. 700–759)

Sulaymān ibn ʿAlī al-Hāshimī (Arabic: سليمان بن علي الهاشمي) (c. 700–759) was an early Abbasid prince. He served as governor of Basra from 750 to 755.

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Career

The son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas, Sulayman was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775),[1] making him one of the "uncles" ('umumah) that held a high degree of influence during the early years following the Abbasid Revolution.[2] In 750–1 he was appointed by al-Saffah as governor of the important post of Basra in southern Iraq together with its dependencies, as well as a number of other provinces including the Tigris districts, Bahrayn, Oman and Mihrajanqadhaq.[3] In 753 the caliph also selected him to lead the pilgrimage for that year.[4]

During his administration of Basra, Sulayman carried out extensive public works projects to develop the region, including building new canals and making improvements the local water supply.[5] He also assisted Khazim ibn Khuzayma al-Tamimi during the latter's campaign against Kharijite rebels in Oman in 750–1 by providing him with ships to transport his army,[6] and in 754 he allowed his brother Abd Allah take refuge in Basra after the failure of his rebellion against al-Mansur. He and Isa ibn Ali eventually delivered their brother to al-Mansur on the condition that his life be spared, but this agreement was quickly violated and the caliph surreptitiously put Abdallah to death.[7]

Sulayman remained as governor until c. 755, when al-Mansur dismissed him in favor of Sufyan ibn Mu'awiyah.[8] He died in Basra in October 759 at the age of 59, and was succeeded by several sons, including Muhammad and Ja'far.[9]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Bosworth 1997, p. 822; Gordon et al. 2018, p. 1040.
  2. [2]
    Lassner 1980, pp. 11 ff..
  3. [3]
    Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: p. 196; Bosworth 1997, p. 822.
  4. [4]
    Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: p. 208; Gordon et al. 2018, p. 1092; Al-Mas'udi 1861–1917, v. 9: p. 63.
  5. [5]
    Al-Baladhuri 1924, pp. 65 ff..
  6. [6]
    Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: p. 201.
  7. [7]
    Bosworth 1997, p. 822; Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 28: pp. 17-18, 49, 56-57; Gordon et al. 2018, pp. 1099, 1101–02; Al-Mas'udi 1861–1917, v. 6: p. 177.
  8. [8]
    Date of dismissal is based on Arjomand 1994, pp. 26 n. 95, 28–29. See also Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 27: pp. 198, 204, 208; v. 28: pp. 6, 47, 53, 56-57 (who places his dismissal in either 756 or 757); Gordon et al. 2018, pp. 1101–02, 1119.
  9. [9]
    Bosworth 1997, p. 822; Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 28: p. 80. For his descendants, see Ibn Hazm 1982, p. 34.

References

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  • Al-Baladhuri, Ahmad ibn Jabir (1924). The Origins of the Islamic State. Vol. 2. Ed. and Trans. Francis Clark Murgotten. New York: Columbia University.
  • Bosworth, C.E. (1997). "Sulayman ibn 'Ali ibn 'Abd Allah". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. & Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume IX: San–Sze. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 381. ISBN 978-90-04-10422-8.
  • Gordon, Matthew S.; Robinson, Chase F.; Rowson, Everett K.; et al., eds. (2018). The Works of Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi: An English Translation. Vol. 3. Leiden and Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-35621-4.
  • Ibn Hazm, Abu Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Andalusi (1982). Harun, 'Abd al-Salam Muhammad (ed.). Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab (in Arabic) (5th ed.). Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif.
  • Lassner, Jacob (1980). The Shaping of 'Abbasid Rule. Princeton: Princeton University. ISBN 978-0-691-61628-5.
  • Al-Mas'udi, Ali ibn al-Husain (1861–1917). Les Prairies D'Or (in French). Vol. 9 vols. Ed. and Trans. Charles Barbier de Meynard and Abel Pavet de Courteille. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.
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