Fadl ibn Sahl
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Fadl ibn Sahl Dhul-riyasatein Sarakhsi (فضل بن سهل ذوالرياستين سرخسی) was a famous Persian vizier of the Abbasid era in Khorasan, who served under Al-Ma'mun.
A zoroastrian convert, he and his brother Hasan made many enemies while wielding incredible power in the courts of al-Mamun, particularly that he was suspected of being a Shia Alavid supporter. Ibn Athir reports that this fact (along with being a former al-majusi) led to considerable amounts of enmity from his Arab rivals, and eventually led to his murder by the vengeful Arabs in Sarakhs.
His brother was also eventually arrested, and al-Mamun moved his capital back to Baghdad from Merv.
[edit] References
- Muir, Caliphate, p495
- Zarrinkoub, Two centuries of silence, p202-205, ISBN 964-5983-33-6
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