He was generous towards her. After his death, she remarried a man of lower status. Al-Muqtadir had numerous concubines. One of his concubines was Zalum. She was a Greek, and the mother of al-Muqtadir's eldest son, the future caliph al-Radi and Prince Harun. Another concubine was Dimna. She was the mother of Prince Ishaq, and the grandmother of the future caliph al-Qadir. Another concubine was Khalub also known as Zuhra. She was a Greek, and was the mother of the future caliph al-Muttaqi. Another concubine was Mash'ala. She was a Slavic, and the mother of the future caliph al-Muti'. Another concubine was Khamrah. She was the mother of Prince Isa, and is described as having been very charitable to the poor and the needy. She died on 3 July 988, and was buried in Rusafah Cemetery. Another concubine was the mother of Prince Ibrahim. Another concubine was the mother of a son, born in 909. She was buried in Rusafah Cemetery. Al-Muqtadir had two daughters. One died in 911, and was buried beside the grave of her grandfather caliph al-Mu'tadid in the Dar of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Tahir. The second died in 917, and was buried in Rusafah Cemetery. Children The children of al-Muqtadir are: al-Radi was born on 20 December 909, to the caliph al-Muqtadir () and a Greek-born slave concubine named Zalum. He was nominated Heir by his father. al-Muttaqi, also known as Abu Ishaq Ibrahim. al-Muti', was born in 913/14 as al-Fadl, a son of Caliph al-Muqtadir and a Slavic concubine, Mash'ala. Harun ibn al-Muqtadir, was the younger son of al-Muqtadir and Zalum. Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir, He was one of the younger son of al-Muqtadir. He died in March 988. Isa ibn al-Muqtadir Ibrahim ibn al-Muqtadir, youngest son of al-Muqtadir. See also Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Arab Muslim traveler who wrote an account of al-Muqtadir's embassy to the king of the Volga Bulgars. References Sources 895 births 932 deaths Arab Muslims Medieval child monarchs 10th-century Abbasid caliphs Sons of Abbasid caliphs 10th-century Arabs 10th-century rulers in Asia 10th-century rulers in Africa 10th-century murdered monarchs Arab people of Greek descent Iraqi people of Greek descent