Al-Mahdi 3rd Abbasid caliph (r. 775–785) (0744–0785) Parents Arwa bint Mansur al-Himyari Al-Mansur Children Abbasa Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi Ulaia binte Almadi Al-Hadi Ali ibn al-Mahdi Harun al-Rashid Banuqa Siblings Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far Ja'far ibn Abdallah al-Mansur Salih al-Miskin Ja'far al-Ashgar Aliyah bint al-Mansur Partners Al-Khayzuran Rayta bint al-Saffah
