Abbasa bint Sulayman
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| Abbasa bint Sulayman العباسة بنت سليمان | |||||
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| Zawjat al-khalifa | |||||
| Wife of the Abbasid caliph | |||||
| Tenure | 804 – 809 | ||||
| Born | c. 780s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | 810s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
| Spouse | Harun al-Rashid (m. 803/804) | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | Sulayman | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Abbasa bint Sulayman (Arabic: العباسة بنت سليمان) was an Abbasid princess, daughter of Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far, niece of Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and wife of caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Abbasa was the daughter of Abbasid prince Sulayman and a wife of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809)[1][2] She marriage Harun al-Rashid around 803–804.
Her father, Sulayman was a son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775) and one of his wives, Fatima bint Muhammad, granddaughter of Isa ibn Talha al-Taymi, who was the son of a leading companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Talha ibn Ubaydallah.[1][3]
Abbasa was related to Abbasid house both by birth and marriage. She was the third and last Abbasid princess who married Harun al-Rashid. His first Abbasid wife was Zubaidah bint Ja'far and second was Umm Muhammad bint Salih.
Her husband, Harun's another wife was Jurashiyyah al-Uthmanniyah. She was the daughter of Abdallah ibn Muhammad, and had descended from Uthman, the third Caliph of the Rashidun.[2]
