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أم موسى الهاشمية

أم موسى الهاشمية

Palace stewardess (qahramana) of al-Muqtadir's household from 298, carrying messages between caliph, mother and vizier; Ibn al-Athir flags her later sway over the state 1.

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Umm Musa al-Hashimiyya was appointed housekeeper (qahramana) of the household of al-Muqtadir billah in the year 298 AH 2.

Her role

She carried letters from al-Muqtadir and his mother to the vizier 2.

Ibn al-Athir says that he mentioned her because she later had such a share of authority in the state that her mention was necessary 2.

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 47-48
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.47-48
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islam.museum contributors. “أم موسى الهاشمية”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umm-musa-al-hashimiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.

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