Rayta bint al-Saffah ريطة بنت السفاح | |||||
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Zawjat al-khalifa | |||||
Consort of the Abbasid caliph | |||||
Tenure | 775 – 780s | ||||
Born | c. 751/753 Kufa or Anbar, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Died | 780s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
Burial | Baghdad | ||||
Spouse | al-Mahdi (m. 761) | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | Al-Saffah | ||||
Mother | Umm Salama bint Ya'qub al-Makhzumi | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Rayṭa bint al-Saffāḥ (Arabic: ريطة بنت السفاح) was an Abbasid princess, daughter of first Abbasid caliph al-Saffah (r. 750–754), niece of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775) and the first wife of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi (r. 775–785).