Jaafar Bin Barmak : (767–803) son of Yaḥyā ibn Khalid al-Barmaki (d. 805) who had been a tutor & aide of Haroun-al Rashid & later the most powerful man in the Caliphate of Baghdad when Haroun had made him his grand Vizier. Finding Ja’far as capable as his father, Haroun began by entrusting him important administrative posts & finally appointed him Wazir or Vizier, chief minister. Ja’far had a reputation as a patron of the sciences in the medieval Islamic world & did much to introduce Indian science into Baghdad. He was credited with convincing the caliph to open a paper mill in Baghdad, the secret of paper-making having been obtained from Tang Chinese prisoners at the Battle of Talas (in present-day Kyrgyzstan) in 751. He was beheaded in 803 for allegedly having had an affair with Haroun’s sister Abassa, although historical sources remain unclear about the real cause of Jā-far’s death & the fall of the Barmekids.
... like wild dust. Look, he dismounts. Enter a Soldier. SOLDIER Hail to thee, Mohamad Alzayni! Greeting From mightier than thyself. ALZAYNI Who art thou, Arab? SOLDIER Jaafar bin Barmak, Vizier world-renowned Of Haroun, master of the globe, comes hither. He's in your streets, Alzayni. Thus he bids thee: If Nureddene, thy Vizier's son, yet lives, Preserve him, Sultan, as thy ...
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