Lubābah bint Jaʿfar (Arabic: لبابة بنت جعفر) was an Abbasid princess, granddaughter of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur, niece of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi and the principal wife of fourth Abbasid caliph al-Hadi.

Lubabah bint Ja'far
لبابة بنت جعفر
Consort of the Abbasid caliph
Tenure785 – 786
Bornc. 760s
Abbasid Caliphate
DiedBaghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
SpouseMusa al-Hadi
Names
Lubabah bint Ja'far ibn Abd Allah al-Mansur
DynastyAbbasid
FatherJa'far ibn Abd Allah al-Mansur
ReligionIslam

Her full name was Lubabah bint Ja'far ibn Abd Allah al-Mansur. She was the daughter of prince Ja'far ibn Abd Allah also known as Jafar ibn al-Mansur. She was named Lubabah by her father and grandfather, the meaning of her name was innermost essence. She married al-Hadi, son of her uncle caliph al-Mahdi.

Al-Hadi had two wives. One was Lubabah bint Ja'far ibn al-Mansur. The second was Ubaydah, daughter of Ghitrif and, niece of al-Khayzuran.[1] Her husband married her around 783 or 785. She was almost of same age as her husband. She became the influential wife of al-Hadi however, al-Hadi died after a short reign of fourteen months.

Lubabah had no children from her marriage. The children of her husband were Ja'far, Al-Abbas, Abd Allah, Ishaq, Isma'il, Sulayman and Musa. Of the two daughters, one was Umm Isa, who married al-Ma'mun, and the other was Umm al-Abbas, who was nicknamed Nunah.[2] All of them were born of concubines.[3] Lubabah didn't have her own children possibly due to her husband's early death in 786 at the age of 22. Very little is known about her after she became a widow. It is not known whether she remarried or not after him.

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Lubabah was related to the Abbasid ruling House both paternally and at one point through marriage. She was contemporary to several Abbasid caliphs, Abbasid prince and Princesses. Lubabah had no children from her husband al-Hadi however, she had several step children.

No. Abbasids Relation
1 Al-Mansur Grandfather
2 Al-Mahdi Uncle and Father-in-law
3 Musa al-Hadi Husband
4 Harun al-Rashid Cousin and Brother-in-law
5 Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur Father
6 Ja'far ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
7 Al-Abbas ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
8 Abdallah ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
9 Ishaq ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
10 Isma'il ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
11 Sulayman ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
12 Musa ibn Musa al-Hadi Step-son
13 Umm Isa bint Musa al-Hadi Step-daughter
14 Umm al-Abbas bint Musa al-Hadi Step-daughter
15 Isa ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi[4] Cousin and Brother-in-law
16 Al-Khayzuran bint Atta Paternal aunt and mother-in-law

References

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  1. ^ Abbott 1946, pp. 67–68.
  2. ^ al-Tabari, Muhammad Ibn Yarir (1989). The History of al-Tabari Vol. 30: The 'Abbasid Caliphate in Equilibrium: The Caliphates of Musa al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid A.D. 785-809/A.H. 169-193. Bibliotheca Persica. State University of New York Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-88706-564-4.
  3. ^ Abbott 1946, p. 66.
  4. ^ Abbott 1946, p. 31.

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