دور المرأة السياسي في عصر المقتدر بالله : نساء الحاشية أنموذجا

Abstract EN

The power of Caliph's court women in Al-Muqtadir Bil-Lāh reign was manifest through their intervention in the management of the state's affairs and its policy.

This was quite evident at the political level as court women were free to appoint dismiss raise in rank or banish statesmen as they liked.

This was due to the absence of the Caliph's strong grip on power which gave those women much authority and influence in the political life at the state.

The authorities of court stewardesses (qahramanas) varied in accordance with their personality qualification and activity in the Abbasid court but most important was how close they were to the Caliph or the Caliph's mother and second was the personality of the Caliph and his love for or rejection of fun which they had to observe at the proper time.

And as Al-Muqtadir Bil-Lāh was know for his negligence of the state's management and the for his loose grip on the reins of power court stewardesses has full latitude to control the management of the state's affairs.

The court stewardesses during Al-Muqtadir Bil-Lāh's reign held many positions and jobs most important of which court-affairs management of aggrieved people.

They proved highly efficient and qualified in these fields which reflected the importance of women's political role in managing the affairs of the state.