The Banū Jahīr and Their Role in the ՙAbbāsid and Saljūq Administration

Abstract

This article addresses the complex relationship among the Banū Jahīr, a family of viziers, and their ՙAbbāsid and Saljūq employers during the latter half of the fifth/eleventh century. Fakhr al-Dawla b. Jahīr and his son ՙAmīd al-Dawla worked for both the ՙAbbāsid and Saljūq administrations during a period in which the caliphs (al-Qāʾim and al-Muqtadī) were attempting to reassert their position in the region in light of...