Isa ibn Musa

ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (Arabic: عيسى بن موسى بن محمد بن علي بن عبد الله بن العباس) (c.721–783/4) was a nephew of the first two Abbasid caliphs, as-Saffah (r.750–754) and al-Mansur (r.754–775), and for a long time heir-apparent of the Caliphate, until he was superseded by al-Mansur's son al-Mahdi (r.775–785).

Isa ibn Musa
Abbasid Governor of Kufa
In office
750–765
Monarchsal-Saffah,
al-Mansur
Personal details
Born721/2
Died783/4
RelationsBanu Abbas (tribe)
Children
Parent
  • Musa ibn Muhammad ibn Ali (father)
Relativesal-Saffah (uncle)
al-Mansur (uncle)
al-Mahdi (cousin)
Raitah (cousin)
Ja'far (cousin)
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