Abdun ibn Makhlad al-Nasrani

عبدون بن مخلد النصراني

The Baghdadi Christian Abdun ibn Makhlad who rebuilt the Old Monastery after the mob razed it in 271 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Abdun ibn Makhlad, a Christian of Baghdad, brother of Sa'id ibn Makhlad. Ibn al-Jawzi says that he rebuilt the old monastery by his own strength after the common people had demolished it in 271 AH. 2

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  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 82
  2. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p.82
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