Tahir ibn al-Husayn

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Tahir ibn al-Husayn was a prominent early 9th-century Abbasid general and statesman who played a decisive role in the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun and later founded the semi-autonomous Tahirid dynasty in Khorasan.

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Label Occurrences
Tahir ibn Husayn 4
Tahir ibn al-Husayn canonical 4
Abu Talib Tahir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid general ⓘ
Muslim ⓘ
Persian-origin military leader ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
allegiance Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abu Talib Tahir ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn

Tahir ibn al-Husayn al-Khuzai ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
battle Siege of Baghdad (812–813) ⓘ
birthPlace Khurasan ⓘ
linked to: Khorasan
causeOfDeath possibly poisoning ⓘ
commandedFor al-Ma'mun ⓘ
countryGoverned Khurasan under Abbasid suzerainty ⓘ
dateOfDeath 822 ⓘ
dynastyFounded Tahirid dynasty ⓘ
era early 9th century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Persian ⓘ
founded Tahirid dynasty ⓘ
governorateRegion Khurasan ⓘ
linked to: Khorasan
governorateStart 821 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
houseFounded House of Tahir ⓘ
knownFor administrative reorganization of Khurasan ⓘ
establishing hereditary governorship in Khurasan ⓘ
loyaltyShift from provincial commander to quasi-independent dynast ⓘ
militaryConflict Fourth Fitna ⓘ
notableFor capture of Baghdad in 813 ⓘ
founding the Tahirid dynasty in Khurasan ⓘ
role in the Fourth Fitna ⓘ
supporting al-Ma'mun against al-Amin ⓘ
opposed Caliph al-Amin ⓘ
parentOf Abdallah ibn Tahir ⓘ
Talha ibn Tahir ⓘ
placeOfDeath Merv ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-autonomous ruler under Abbasid suzerainty ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Khurasan ⓘ
governor of the East for al-Ma'mun ⓘ
regionOfActivity Iraq ⓘ
Khurasan ⓘ
linked to: Khorasan
religion Islam ⓘ
servedUnder Caliph al-Ma'mun ⓘ
linked to: al-Ma'mun
successor Talha ibn Tahir ⓘ
supported al-Ma'mun ⓘ
victoryOver forces of al-Amin ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fourth Fitna → hasMainBelligerent → Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ
Fourth Fitna → hasKeyFigure → Tahir ibn al-Husayn ⓘ
Tahirid dynasty → foundedBy → Tahir ibn Husayn ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Tahirid dynasty → namedAfter → Tahir ibn Husayn ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Tahirid dynasty → notableRuler → Tahir ibn Husayn ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Tahir ibn al-Husayn → alsoKnownAs → Tahir ibn al-Husayn al-Khuzai ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Tahir ibn al-Husayn → alsoKnownAs → Abu Talib Tahir ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Abdallah ibn Tahir → father → Tahir ibn Husayn ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn
Muhammad ibn Tahir → follows → Tahir ibn Abdallah ⓘ
linked to: Tahir ibn al-Husayn