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Abū ʿAlī Ibn al-Ḥallā

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
30 يوليو 1147–27 أغسطس 1147 CE
Social role
  • Merchant
Other name
אבו עלי אבן אלחלא

Description / Bio

Ḥallāʾ is the traditional name for a silversmith in southern Yemen. Here it is part of a family name (Information from Goitein and Friedman, India Traders, 625 n. 21)

Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "Abū ʿAlī Ibn al-Ḥallā," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-ali-ibn-al-halla/, accessed August 7, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-ali-ibn-al-halla/