Abu al-Muthanna Ahmad ibn Ya'qub

أبو المثنى أحمد بن يعقوب

The qadi; Ibn al-Mu'tazz appointed him over the judiciary in the one-day caliphate of 296, then he fled when the coup collapsed 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Abu al-Muthanna Ahmad ibn Ya'qub, a judge. Ibn al-Mu'tazz appointed him judge when he was given the caliphate in 296 AH, then he fled when the deposers were defeated. 2

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  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 585-586
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.585-586
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