Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi
Chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of the Abbasid Caliphate (died 866)
About Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi
Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi (died 866) was a chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Described as a member of a family originally from Kufa, he served as judge of Wasit before being appointed to the Kufan judiciary in 849/50 as replacement to the Mihna-era qadi Ghassan ibn Muhammad al-Marwazi. In 863 or 864 he was elevated to the chief judgeship by the Caliph al-Musta'in, and held that position until his death in 866.
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Who was Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi?
chief judge (qadi al-qudat) of the Abbasid Caliphate (died 866)
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi was born in Abbasid Caliphate.
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Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ammar al-Burjumi died in Abbasid Caliphate.
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