The Banu'l-Furat () were a

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family of civil functionaries of the

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in the late 9th and early 10th centuries, several of whom held the office of

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. In the sources, the members of the family are often simply designated as Ibn al-Furat. Along with their rivals, the Banu'l-Jarrah, they controlled the Caliphate's central government in the early decades of the 10th century. The most notable members of the family were: * Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Furat (died 904), chief fiscal minister of the caliphs

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and

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until his death. * Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Furat (855–924), originally deputy of his brother Ahmad,

in 908–912, 917–918 and 923–924. Deposed and executed with his son al-Muhassin due to their abuse of power in July 924. * Abu'l-Khattab Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Musa ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Furat (died 909/10), head of the land department of East and West from 908 to his death. * Abu'l-Fath al-Fadl ibn Ja'far ibn al-Furat (died 938), held several posts in the fiscal ministries of land revenue, vizier for a few months in 932 and in 937. Last vizier of Caliph al-Muqtadir-billah. He was also vizier of the caliph al-Radi. * Abu'l-Fadl Ja'far ibn al-Fadl ibn al-Furat (921–1001), also known as Ibn Hinzaba. Vizier of the

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, he headed the administration during the last years before the

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conquest of the country.

Sources

* * {{EI2 , volume = 3 , title = Ibn al-Furāt , first = D. , last = Sourdel , authorlink = Dominique Sourdel , pages = 767–768 , doi =10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0322 * Abdullah Burgu, Vizier Ibn al-Furât and His Family During the Collapse of Abbasids (PhD thesis under preparation, Selcuk University) Government of the Abbasid Caliphate Arab ethnic groups