- The
Barmakids (Persian: برمکیان Barmakiyân; Arabic: البرامكة al-Barāmikah), also
spelled Barmecides, were an
influential Iranian family from Balkh, where...
- 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...
-
center of knowledge,
culture and trade.
During his rule, the
family of
Barmakids,
which pla**** a
deciding role in
establishing the
Abbasid Caliphate, declined...
- 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...
-
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...
- 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...
- al-Mahdi (r. 775–785). The
Hasani Palace begun as a
pleasure house of the
Barmakid Ja'far ibn Yahya, minister,
favourite companion, and brother-in-law of...
- period. It was
initially akin to a secretary, but
under the
tenure of the
Barmakids, an
Iranian family close to the Abbasids, the
position became powerful...
- Mutakallimūn to
write books against the
followers of
Iranian religions, and the
Barmakid vizier Yahya ibn
Khalid held Kalām
discussions with
members of various...
- 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...
