Umar ibn Faraj al-Rukhji
عمر بن فرج الرخجي
In al-Baladhuri, under whom Nahr al-Maymun's mouth was redirected in al-Wathiq's days.
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- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
In al-Baladhuri
The mouth of the Maymun river was diverted in the days of al-Wathiq at his hands 1.
In al-Mas'udi
He was among the eminent secretaries. al-Mutawakkil became angry with him in the year 233 AH, and took from him money and jewels. He was reconciled for twenty-one million dirhams, and then al-Mutawakkil was pleased with him again. al-Mas'udi gives other details of the punishment 2.
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.409
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.488-489
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