Al-Abbas ibn al-Hasan al-Jarjara'i

Al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Ḥasan al-Jarjarāʾī (Arabic: العباس بن الحسن بن أيوب الجرجرائي) was a senior Abbasid official and vizier from October 904 until his murder on 16 December 908.[1]

As his nisba shows, he came from the locality of Jarjaraya, south of Baghdad.[2] He began his career as private secretary to al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah. When al-Qasim died in October 904, he recommended either Abbas or the Jarrahid Ali Ibn Isa as his successor; when the latter declined, Caliph al-Muktafi (reigned 902–908) duly appointed Abbas to the post.[2][3] His tenure of office was marked by a close alliance with the Banu'l-Furat, whose leader Abu'l-Hasan Ali became his chief aide and designated successor.[2]

When al-Muktafi died in 908, it fell on Abbas and the senior bureaucrats to decide on his successor. In the end, Abbas heeded the advice of Abu'l-Hasan Ali, who counselled the selection of a weak ruler who would be easy to manipulate: al-Muktafi's 13-year-old brother Ja'far, who became Caliph al-Muqtadir (r. 908–932).[2][4] In December 908, a palace revolt broke out led by the Jarrahids and the Hamdanid al-Husayn ibn Hamdan, aiming to install his more mature and experienced uncle, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, in his stead. The revolt ultimately failed, but not before the rebels managed to kill Abbas.[2][5]

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  1. ^ van Berkel et al. 2013, p. ix.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sourdel 1965, pp. 461–462.
  3. ^ Kennedy 2004, p. 185.
  4. ^ Kennedy 2004, pp. 185, 186.
  5. ^ Kennedy 2004, pp. 186, 191, 267.

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Preceded by Vizier of the Abbasid Caliphate
October 904 – 16 December 908
Succeeded by