The Barmakid Vizierate and Court Politics (c. 786–803)

1. Harun al-Rashid becomes caliph; Barmakids ascend

   Jan 1, 78601Labels: Harun al-Rashid, Yahya al-Barmaki, Barmakids

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2. Muhammad ibn Khalid becomes chamberlain (hajib)

   Jan 1, 78801Labels: Muhammad ibn, Barmakids

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3. Rival court figure al-Faḍl ibn al-Rabīʿ rises

   Jan 1, 78901Labels: Al-Fadl ibn, Court faction

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4. Barmakid patronage shapes Baghdad’s intellectual life

   Jan 1, 79001Labels: Barmakids, Bayt al-Hikmah

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5. Al-Faḍl ibn Yaḥyā appointed governor of Armenia

   Jan 1, 79101Labels: Al-Fadl ibn, Arminiyah

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6. Alid revolt in Daylam; Barmakid pacification mission

   Jan 1, 79201Labels: Alid revolt, Al-Fadl ibn

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7. Al-Faḍl ibn Yaḥyā governs Ṭabaristān and Rayy

   Jan 1, 79201Labels: Al-Fadl ibn, Tabaristan

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8. Al-Faḍl appointed governor of Khurasan

   Jan 1, 79301Labels: Al-Fadl ibn, Khurasan

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9. Jaʿfar sent to restore order in Syria

   Jan 1, 79601Labels: Ja far, Syria

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10. Jaʿfar placed over major diwans (bureaus)

    Jan 1, 79601Labels: Ja far, Diwans

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11. Al-Faḍl assumes central government leadership

    Jan 1, 79701Labels: Al-Fadl ibn, Central government

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12. Jaʿfar aids Yahya ibn ʿAbd Allāh’s escape

    Jan 1, 80201Labels: Ja far, Yahya ibn

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13. Barmakid offices dissolved; arrests and confiscations

    Jan 1, 80301Labels: Barmakids, Purge of

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