Zaydan the qahramana (Arabic: زيدان القهرمانة 10th-century) was a courtier of the Abbasid harem during the reign of caliph al-Muqtadir (r. 908–932).
[2] This enabled her to form a net of contacts among influential officials, and act as an intermediary between them and the Caliph.
[3] One of the most famous of her prisoners were the vizier Ibn al-Furat, who was placed in her care after he had fallen out of favor.
She was rewarded by him with lands and wealth, and they formed a mutually favorable alliance which continued for the rest of their careers, with him addressing her as "sister".
[4] Because of this, al-Furat's successor Hamid ibn al-Abbas said about him: "you depended on the qahramana...to plead your case and defend you..."[4]