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Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, Abbasid vizier

Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan

9th-century Abbasid vizier and court official

Abū al-Ḥasan ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Yaḥyā ibn Khāqān was an Abbasid official who served twice as vizier, under caliphs al-Mutawakkil and al-Mu'tamid.
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Vizier

High-ranking political advisor or minister

A vizier is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East. The Abbasid caliphs gave the title wazir to a minister formerly called katib (secretary), who was at first merely a helper but afterwards became the representative and successor of the dapir of the…
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