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Detail of a miniature illustrating an anecdote in which the power and influence of Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (crowned figure) is pointed out. Folio from a manuscript of
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featured a scheming magician named Jaffar who seized power from the Sultan and tried to force the Princess to marry him. In the later
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van Bladel, Kevin (2011). "The Bactrian Background of the Barmakids". In A. Akasoy, C. Burnett and R. Yoeli-Tlalim (ed.).
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Jaʽfar also appears (under the name of Giafar in most translations) along with Harun al-Rashid in several
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plays the grand vizier Jaffar, a sorcerer who overthrows the king and tries to seduce the princess.
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of an (unnamed) vizier and an evil magician from the original
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has portrayed Jaʽfar as both a villain and a sorcerer:
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and is based on the Jaffar character from the original game.
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Shiraz
Khorasan
Execution
Abbasid vizier
Abbasid
Yahya ibn Khalid
Persian
Arabic
Persian
vizier
Abbasid
Harun al-Rashid
Yahya ibn Khalid
Barmakid
Buddhist
Nava Vihara
Harun al-Rashid
the sciences
Indian science
Baghdad
paper mill
papermaking
Tang Chinese
Battle of Talas
Kyrgyzstan
Arabian Nights
The Three Apples
The Tale of Attaf
The Thief of Bagdad

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