Aliyah bint al-Mansur

Aliyah bint al-Mansur
علية بنت المنصور
Born770s
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
DiedBaghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
SpouseIshaq ibn Sulayman
ChildrenAl-Fadl,
Ja'far
Names
Aliyah bint Abdallah al-Mansur
HouseAbbasid
Fatheral-Mansur
MotherAliyah al-Umayya
ReligionIslam

Aliyah bint al-Mansur (Arabic: علية بنت المنصور) was the 8th century Abbasid princess, only daughter of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur and half-sister of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. Aliyah was the only Abbasid princess in the Caliphate's history who had relation by birth with both Caliphal dynasties; cadet branch of Umayyads and ruling dynasty of Abbasids.