At a glance
- Roles
- Vizier · governor
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Al-Fadl ibn Yahya ibn Khalid ibn Barmak, of the Barmakids, and the son of Yahya ibn Khalid. He was a foster-brother of Harun al-Rashid. 2
In the state
Al-Rashid entrusted him with supervising the upbringing of his son al-Amin. He appointed him to administrative and military posts, especially in the East. 2
Taqqush says that in the East he brought about economic and building revival and secured the peace. He and his father and his brother Ja'far ran the caliphate for seventeen years (170–187 AH). 2
The fall
In the fall of the Barmakids he was imprisoned with his father and brothers, and their property was confiscated. 3 See the killing of Ja'far and the fall of the Barmakids.
He died in prison in 193 AH. 3
Connections
- Member of
- Barmakids
- Child of
- Yahya ibn Khalid al-Barmaki
- Participated in
- The downfall of Ja'far and the Barmakids
People and things also explored
Barmakids· جعفر بن يحيى البرمكي· خالد بن برمك· The downfall of Ja'far and the Barmakids· Yahya ibn Khalid al-Barmaki
Sources
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p. 98, 100
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p.98
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p.100
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-fadl-ibn-yahya-al-barmaki/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.