The economic and financial role of the Iranian Dhimmis in managing expenses in Abbasid dynasty (132-320 AH)

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

farideh vafaei ¹ , Rezaei Ramadan ² , Abbas Ahmadvand ³

1 - phd student of Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch
2 - Professor at Tehran University
3 - Faculty member of Shahid Beheshti Universit

Received: 2022-08-18 Accepted : 2022-12-26 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Iranian, Abbasid era, Dhimmi, Financial and Economic, Managing Expenses,

Abstract :

The introduction of the Dhimmis to the court of the Abbasid caliphs with titles such as writing, medicine, counseling, etc., paved the way for their entry into the field of economics and financial issues with the Abbasids. The study of the economic and financial role of the Dhimmis and their influence on the Abbasid caliphs is one of the topics that, has been less discussed in the events of the Abbasid era, which is the subject of this article.Although the conquered lands were quickly dominated by Muslim Arabs, lack of experience forced them to take advantage of the economic and financial policies of the Dhimmis in managing the expenses. Therefore, analyzing the management of financial and economic expenses of some Dhimmis, considering the strictness which was imposed by the Abbasids on Dhimmis in addition to receiving the jizyah, is one of the issues that the researcher faces. This article tries to thoroughly explain the economic and financial role of the Dhimmis in the court of the Abbasid caliphs and show how Dhimmis influenced on the economic and financial plans in the Abbasid era, and also show, although Dhimmis had influence in Abbasid court, Abbasid caliphs exploited the wealth and property of the Iranians, by confiscating their property for the stability and continuity of their sovereignty.