Ja'far ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Hashimi () was an early
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 C ...
prince. He served as provisional governor for Abbasid Caliphate.
Career
He was the son of
Sulayman ibn Ali. Ja'far was a paternal cousin of the first two Abbasid caliphs
al-Saffah
Abu al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab, ''laqab'' al-Saffah (), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most impor ...
(r. 750–754) and
al-Mansur
Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ; 714 – 6 October 775) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr () was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 754 to 775 succeeding his brother al-Saffah (). He is known ...
(r. 754–775).
His father, Sulayman died in
Basra
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in October 759 at the age of 59, and was succeeded by several sons, including
Muhammad
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...
and Ja'far.
His first cousin al-Mansur, appointed him governor of Medina in 763 and he was dismissed in 766/77. He was re-appointed in 780 by al-Mahdi
[; ; .] and he was dismissed in 783.
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740s births
780s deaths
8th-century Arab people
8th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasids
Abbasid governors of Mecca
Abbasid governors of Medina
Governors of the Abbasid Caliphate