At a glance
- Roles
- Vizier
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Sulayman ibn Wahb, a secretary and vizier in the Abbasid period, mentioned by al-Mas'udi in Muruj al-Dhahab 2.
With the Turks and al-Muhtadi
He stood up among the Turks when they submitted to al-Muhtadi after his admonitions. He said that this was a bad opinion on their part, that al-Muhtadi gave them with his tongue while his intention toward them was otherwise, and that he would come upon all of them and disperse their gathering. They sought forgiveness and came to al-Muhtadi with daggers 2.
His death
According to al-Mas'udi he died in the year 270 AH, and he was the last vizier of al-Mu'tamid before Sa'id 3.
Connections
- Allied with
- al-Mu'tamid ala Allah
People and things also explored
Ibn Kundaj intercepts al-Mu'tamid and confines him, 269· Al-Mu'tamid's succession deed for al-Mufawwid and al-Muwaffaq· Yusuf ibn Tashfin's killing of al-Mutawakkil, lord of Badajoz· The division of the realm between al-Mufawwid and al-Muwaffaq· Ubaydallah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan· al-Mu'tamid ala Allah
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 120
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.560
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.579
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Sulayman ibn Wahb”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sulayman-ibn-wahb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.