Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl

She was the daughter of al-Hasan ibn Sahl, a senior official of al-Ma'mun, and likely named after the Sasanian queen Boran. She was betrothed to the Caliph at the age of ten. The wedding took place when she was seventeen, in December 825, at Wasit. The wedding was so pompously celebrated that it became proverbial and was called by the name of “The Invitation of Islam”,. Al-Ma'mun married her in 817, and consummated marriage with her in December 825-January 826 in the town of Fam al-Silh. Buran entered the Caliph's Harem and became one of three wives of the caliph. Living a secluded life in the harem, only a few things is known about her. She is known to have asked the caliph to pardon uncle Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi. She also asked him to allow Zubaidah bint Ja'far to go on the Hajj. She was given the Hasani Palace on the Tigris by her father, and retired to it when she was widowed in 833. She lived there until her death on 21 September 884. Buran is credited with the creation of the dish burani.

• Name — Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl خديجة بنت الحسن بن سهل • Succession — Wife of the Abbasid caliph • Reign — December 825 – 7 August 833 • Reign Type — Tenure • Born — 6 December 807 • Birthplace — Khorasan, Abbasid Caliphate • Died — 21 September 884 (aged 76) • Place of death — Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate • Burial Place — Baghdad • Full Name — Khadija Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl • Spouse — Al-Ma'mun • Issue Type — Children • Religion — Islam