Khalid ibn Barmak [SEP] date of death
Khalid ibn Barmak
Khalid ibn Barmak (AD 705–782) was a member of the powerful Persian Barmakids family. When Balkh the native town of Barmakids fell to the Arabs in 663(?), Khalid ibn Barmak and his brothers moved to the garrison town of Basra in Iraq, where they converted to Islam. Their ancestor was a "Pramukh" (pronounced in Arabic as "Barmak"), a title borne by the high priest in the Buddhist temple of Nawbahār.
He played an important role in the formation
Barmak
Barmak may refer to:
People.
- Barmakids, a political clan of Iranian origin, attaining high offices in the medieval Abbasid Caliphate
- Khalid ibn Barmak, vizier
- Yahya ibn Khalid, vizier
- Ja'far ibn Yahya, vizier
- Fadl ibn Yahya, vizier
- Others:
- Wais Barmak, Afghan politician
- Siddiq Barmak, Afghan film director
Places.
- Barmak, Bushehr, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran
- Barmak-e Bozorg, a