Abd-Allah Mikali | |
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Persian: عبد الله میکالی | |
Governor of Ahvaz | |
In office ?–? | |
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Died | 920 CE |
Children | Abu'l-Abbas Ismail |
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Abd-Allah Mikali (Persian: عبد الله میکالی; died 920 CE) was an Iranian statesman from the Mikalid family, who served the Saffarids, and later the Abbasids.
Abd-Allah was the son of Muhammad ibn Mikal, a prominent Mikalid commander who served the Tahirids of Khorasan. Abd-Allah is first mentioned as a high-ranking official of the Saffarid ruler Amr ibn al-Layth. Amr was killed in 901, and was succeeded by his grandson Tahir ibn Muhammad ibn Amr. Tahir, however, was only a figurehead, while the real power was held by his uncle Al-Layth, his ghulam Sebük-eri, and by Abd-Allah himself.[1] Sebük-eri later rebelled against Tahir, and was joined by Abd-Allah.[2] They soon transferred their allegiance to the Abbasid Caliphate, where Abd-Allah was appointed as governor of Ahvaz. Abd-Allah died in 920, leaving a son named Abu'l-Abbas Ismail, who began serving as head of the administration of the Samanids.