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the vizierate

الوزارة

The title 'wazir' first fell in the Abbasid state on Abu Salama — 'wazir of the House of Muhammad' as Abu Muslim was its 'amin' 1.

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Al-Masudi mentions that the title of wizara (vizierate) first occurred in the Abbasid state for Abu Salama Hafs ibn Sulayman al-Khallal al-Hamadhani. 2

He was called "the vizier of the family of Muhammad," just as Abu Muslim was called "the trustee of the family of Muhammad." 2

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 256-257
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.256-257
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islam.museum contributors. “the vizierate”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/wizara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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