Hurra bint Badr

Hurra bint Badr was the principal wife of eighteenth Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir until his death in 932.

Her name, hurra literally means free woman. She and her husband both were very young when there marriage was arranged. She married Jaʿfar (future Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir) in 900s and joined the Abbasid harem.

Her father was originally a military slave (ghulam or malwa) who served under the caliph al-Mu'tadid. His ability and loyalty led him to become the Caliph's commander-in-chief, exercising considerable influence in the governance of the state throughout Mu'tadid's reign. He was executed on 14 August 902 due to the machinations of the ambitious vizier, al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah.

Her husband, al-Muqtadir was the first underage Caliph in Muslim history. He came to power in 908 after his brother's death. Hurra was al-Muqtadir's only wife. She was the daughter of Commander-in-Chief, Badr al-Mu'tadidi.

Al-Muqtadir was generous towards her. After his death, she remarried a man of lower status.