A historical account of this group "and their merits" was written by Abu al- Kirmana and serves as the main source on their origin, which seems to be the Buddhist monastery of Nava Vihara in Balkh.
A historical account of this group "and their merits" was written by Abu al- Kirmana and serves as the main source on their origin, which seems to be the Buddhist monastery of Nava Vihara in Balkh. Their fall from grace may be linked to a love affair of the daughter of al-Mahdi. Their namesake gave way to his son Yahya ibn Khalid who wielded fairly little military power, unlike his own sons of this group, al-Fadl and Jafar, who rose to greater heights with the former being appointed governor of Khorasan. Their fall from power and expulsion is often said to be a result of displeasure at their non- observance of traditional Islamic practice on the part of Harun al-Rashid. FTP, name this family of Persian origin who served as grand viziers to the Abassid caliphs, and give their name to a certain feast in which there turns out to be a pittance of food or hospitality.
A historical account of this group "and their merits" was written by Abu al- Kirmana and serves as the main source on their origin, which seems to be the Buddhist monastery of Nava Vihara in Balkh.
{Barmakid}s or {Barmecide}s