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(Abū l-Ḥasan) ʿAlī b. Jaʿfar

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1138–1150 CE
Social role
  • Merchant
Other name
אבו אלחסן בן געפר

Description / Bio

Merchant who traveled on at least one occasion to the Malabar coast (Fandarayna) and conveyed items through an agent from Ibn Yijū (Malabar) to Khalaf (Aden) on the ship of Fidyār

Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "(Abū l-Ḥasan) ʿAlī b. Jaʿfar," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-l-hasan-ali-b-jafar/, accessed June 30, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/abu-l-hasan-ali-b-jafar/