Isa ibn Musa
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'Isa ibn Musa was a nephew of the first 'Abbassid Caliph, as-Saffah
, who nominated him as heir after as-Saffah's brother, al-Mansur
.
As-Saffah
Abu al-`Abbās `Abdu'llāh ibn Muhammad as-Saffāh, or Abul `Abbas al-Saffah , was the first Abbasid caliph .As-Saffah was the head of one branch of the Banu Hashim, who traced their lineage to Hashim, a great-grandfather of...
, who nominated him as heir after as-Saffah's brother, al-Mansur
Al-Mansur
Al-Mansur, Almanzor or Abu Ja'far Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Mansur was the second Abbasid Caliph from 136 AH to 158 AH .-Biography:...
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