Barmakids
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The Barmakids ( Barmakiyân; al-Barāmikah), also spelled Barmecides, were an influential Iranian family from Balkh, where they were originally hereditary Buddhist leaders (in the Nawbahar monastery), and subsequently came to great political power under the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad. Khalid, the son of Barmak became the chief minister (vizier) of al-Saffah (), the first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. His son Yahya aided Harun al-Rashid in capturing the throne and rose to power as the most powerful man in the Caliphate.
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- Family.name
- Barmakids
- Family.native_name
- برمکیان
- Family.native_name_lang
- fa
- Family.image
- Coinage of Musa Barmaki, Abbasid governor of Sindh (circa AH 218-221 AD 833-836). Citing al-Mu'tasim as Abu Imam Ishaq. Uncertain mint in Sindh.jpg
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- Family.caption
- Coinage of Musa Barmaki, Abbasid governor of Sindh (circa AH 218-221 AD 833-836). Citing al-Mu'tasim as "Abu Imam Ishaq". Uncertain mint in Sindh.
- Family.region
- Balkh, Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate
- Family.traditions
- Buddhism (originally), Islam (later)
- Family.dissolution
- Declined during Harun al-Rashid's reign
- Family.titles
- Vizier, Governor
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- Category:Barmakids
- ethnic group
- Iranian peoples
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- Greater Iran
- time period
- Islamic Golden Age
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Khalid al-Barmaki
- Yahya ibn Khalid
- al-Fadl and Ja'far
- Influence under the early Abbasids
- Loss of support at the Abbasid court and execution of Jafar
- Legacy
- Family tree
- Notes
- References
- Sources
The Barmakids ( Barmakiyân; al-Barāmikah), also spelled Barmecides, were an influential Iranian family from Balkh, where they were originally hereditary Buddhist leaders (in the Nawbahar monastery), and subsequently came to great political power under the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad. Khalid, the son of Barmak became the chief minister (vizier) of al-Saffah (), the first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. His son Yahya aided Harun al-Rashid in capturing the throne and rose to power as the most powerful man in the Caliphate.
The Barmakids were remarkable for their majesty, splendor and hospitality. They are mentioned in some stories of the One Thousand and One Nights.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barmakids” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.