Nawbakht the astrologer
نوبخت المنجم
Nawbakht the Magian, al-Mansur's astrologer who converted to Islam at his hands and fathered the Nawbakhti house; al-Mas'udi counts al-Mansur the first caliph to court astrologers 1.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Nawbakht the Magian, astrologer to the caliph al-Mansur, who converted to Islam at his hands, and the founder of the Nawbakhtis family 2.
In al-Mas'udi
al-Mas'udi reports that al-Mansur was the first caliph to bring astrologers close to him and to act on the judgments of the stars. Nawbakht was with him, together with Ibrahim al-Fazari and Ali ibn Isa the astrolabist 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 668-669
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.668-669
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islam.museum contributors. “Nawbakht the astrologer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/nawbakht-al-munajjim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.