Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl
Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl (Arabic: بوران بنت الحسن بن سهل; 807–884) also called Khadija (خديجة), was one of the wives of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma'mun.
| Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||
| Tenure | December 825 – 7 August 833 | ||||
| Predecessor | Umm Isa (first wife of al-Ma'mun) | ||||
| Successor | Arib (third wife of al-Ma'mun) | ||||
| Born | c. 807 Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | c. 884 (aged 76/77) Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
| Spouse | Al-Ma'mun | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
She was the daughter of al-Hasan ibn Sahl, a senior official of al-Ma'mun, and likely named after the Sasanian queen Boran (r. 630–632).[1]
She was betrothed to the Caliph at the age of ten. The wedding took place when she was seventeen, in December 825, at Wasit.[1] The wedding was so pompously celebrated that it became proverbial and was called by the name of “The Invitation of Islam”, Daʿwat al-Islām.[1]
Buran entered the Abbasid harem and became one of three wives of the caliph. Living a secluded life in the harem, only a few things is known about her. She is known to have asked the caliph to pardon uncle Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi. She also asked him to allow Zubaidah bint Ja'far to go on the Hajj.[1]
She was given the Hasani Palace on the Tigris by her father, and retired to it when she was widowed in 833. She lived there until her death in September 884.[1]
Buran is credited with the creation of the dish burani.[1]
References
- Abbas 1989, pp. 553–554.
Sources
- Abbas, Ihsan (1989). "BŪRĀN". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/5: Brick–Burial II. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 553–554. ISBN 978-0-71009-128-4.