'Amr ibn Mas'ada

عمرو بن مسعدة

The wazir whose estate alone al-Ma'mun seized at his death in 217 1.

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Amr ibn Mas'ada, one of the viziers of al-Ma'mun, who was greeted as vizier after the killing of al-Fadl ibn Sahl. 2

He died in 217 AH, and al-Ma'mun went after his wealth, though he did not go after the wealth of any other vizier. 2

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 399
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.399
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