الصاحب بن عباد

الصاحب بن عباد

The Sahib Ibn Abbad, Buyid wazir and keeper of the famous library — who judged Sayf al-Dawla's thousand dinars too little for the Aghani, called it his one boon-companion in 117,000 volumes, and swapped his thirty-camel adab caravan for it alone 1.

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Roles
Vizier · writer
Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia
Identifiers
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Review
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Overview

Al-Sahib Isma'il ibn Abbad al-Talaqani, vizier of the Buyids and owner of a well-known library 2.

His library

The author of Kashf al-Zunun quotes him as saying that his library held one hundred and seventeen thousand volumes. He also quotes Ibn Khallikan that he used to travel with a load of thirty camels of books on literature, and that once he obtained the Kitab al-Aghani he no longer needed the rest 2.

His works

The records attribute to him Akhbar al-Wuzara' 2.

Notes for researchers

  • The figures are quoted from the report. The entry needs an additional source.

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Child of
Abu'l-Hasan 'Abbad al-Taliqani
Written about by
أبو القاسم عبد الصمد بن بابك الشاعر
Authored
Akhbar al-Wuzara'

People and things also explored

Abu'l-Hasan 'Abbad al-Taliqani· أبو القاسم عبد الصمد بن بابك الشاعر· Akhbar al-Wuzara'

Sources

  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 527-528
  2. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p.527-528
  • al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
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Abu'l-Hasan 'Abbad al-Taliqani

'Abbad b. al-'Abbas Abu'l-Hasan al-Taliqani (d. 385), father of the Sahib Isma'il b. 'Abbad the Buyid wazir; he transmitted from Abu Khalifa al-Fadl b. al-Hubab and others.