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Rayḥān

بيانات التعريف

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
11 مايو 1141 CE
Social roles
  • Enslaved person
  • Manumitted person

Description / Bio

Factotum of the Fāṭimid caliphate, mentioned in a letter from 1141 CE. It is unclear if Rayḥān was still enslaved based on this reference, therefore, he is listed as both an enslaved and manumitted person in the PGP People database. (Information from PGP and Craig Perry, Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt, Appendix 1, no. 76)

Matthew Dudley, "Rayḥān," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/rayhan-2/, accessed February 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/rayhan-2/