Muhammad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Khaqani

Abū ʿAlī Muḥammad ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Khāqānī (Arabic: محمد بن عبيدالله الخاقاني‎) was a senior official of the Abbasid Caliphate, who served as vizier from 912 to 913.

Muhammad ibn Ubayd Allah al-Khaqani محمد بن عبيدالله الخاقاني
Born	Abbasid Caliphate
Died	c. 924/5 Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Occupation	Abbasid vizier and Court official
Years active	July 912 – August 913
Known for	Student of the famous historian al-Tabari
Children	Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Khaqani
Parent(s)	Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan (father)

He was the son of the distinguished Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, who served twice as vizier, under the caliphs al-Mutawakkil and al-Mu'tamid.[1] The famous historian al-Tabari was his tutor, reportedly being paid ten gold dinars a month.[2] A rival of Ali ibn al-Furat, he succeeded the latter as vizier to Caliph al-Muqtadir in July 912, and remained in office until August 913.[1] His tenure was marked by attempts to shore up finances through imposing heavy fines to dismissed officials of the Banu'l-Furat faction, and by a pro-Hanbali stance that led to anti-Shi'ite measures.[1] After his dismissal, he was imprisoned by his successor Ali ibn Isa al-Jarrah, and by his rival Ibn al-Furat when the latter became again vizier in 917.[1] He died in 924/5.[1] His son Abdallah also served briefly as vizier in 924–925.[1]

References

1. Sourdel 1971, p. 824.
2. Kraemer 1989, p. xv.

Sources

• Kraemer, Joel L., ed. (1989). The History of al-Ṭabarī, Volume XXXIV: Incipient Decline: The Caliphates of al-Wāthiq, al-Mutawakkil and al-Muntaṣir, A.D. 841–863/A.H. 227–248. SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-874-4.
• Sourdel, D. (1971). "Ibn K̲h̲āḳān". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 824. OCLC 495469525.