- The
Barmakids (Persian: برمکیان Barmakiyân; Arabic: البرامكة al-Barāmikah), also
spelled Barmecides, were an
influential Iranian family from Balkh, where...
- romanized: Yahyā ibn Khālid; died 806 CE) was the most
prominent member of the
Barmakid family,
serving as
provincial governor and all-powerful long-time vizier...
-
center of knowledge,
culture and trade.
During his rule, the
family of
Barmakids,
which pla**** a
deciding role in
establishing the
Abbasid Caliphate, declined...
- by the
abrupt fall of the
Barmakid family from power. On the one hand, this
event may
reflect the fact that the
Barmakids had
become indeed too powerful...
- The
Abbasid period was
marked by the use of
bureaucrats (such as the
Barmakid family) for
governing the
territories as well as an
increasing inclusion...
-
linked to the
extensive trade routes connecting West Asia to China. The
Barmakid family was an
early supporter of the
Abbasid Revolution against the Umayyads...
- by the
abrupt fall of the
Barmakid family from power. On the one hand, this
event may
reflect the fact that the
Barmakids had
become indeed too powerful...
- its heart.
Construction in the area was also
heavily financed by the
Barmakids, and the area
became known as Rusafa.
According to reports, he was tall...
- ("House of Wisdom"), and the arts and
music flourished during his reign. The
Barmakid family pla**** a
decisive advisorial role in
establishing the Caliphate...
-
construction of the city. It was
built under the
guidance of the
Iranian Barmakids.
Mansur believed that
Baghdad was the
perfect city to be the
capital of...
