| Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur جعفر بن عبد الله المنصور | |||||
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| Governor of Mosul | |||||
| Tenure | 762 – 764 | ||||
| Born | c. 742/43 Humayma, Bilad al-Sham (now Jordan) | ||||
| Died | c. 767 | ||||
| Spouse | Salsal bint Atta | ||||
| Children | Zubaidah[1] Lubabah | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | al-Mansur | ||||
| Mother | Umm Musa Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Service | Abbasid army | ||||
Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur (Arabic: جعفر بن عبد الله المنصور) was the elder son of second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur and elder brother of third Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. As the elder son of al-Mansur, he was the candidate to the caliphal throne until his premature death.