Abu Muslim
Persian revolutionary who led the Abbasid Revolution and governed Khurasan.
He lived from approximately 718 to 755 CE.[1] By the late 740s, Abu Muslim had become the effective governor of Khurasan and was renowned as a general.[2]
Quick Facts
- Born
- c. 718 to 727 AD
- Birthplace
- Either Merv or near Isfahan, Umayyad Caliphate
- Died
- 755 AD (aged 28 – 37)
- Place of death
- Ctesiphon, Abbasid Caliphate
- Cause of death
- Assassination
- Resting place
- Body mutilated and thrown into Tigris River
- Occupation
- Revolutionary
- Missionary
- General
- Known for
- Leading the successful Abbasid Revolution
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Sources differ regarding his original name and origin, with some making him a descendant of Gōdarz and the vizier Bozorgmehr.[3] In Kufa he came into contact with Shi'a Muslims and was accused of associating with ghulat sectarians in 737.[4][5] He was liberated from prison in 741/2 by Abbasid missionaries and introduced to the Abbasid clan head.[5] In 745/6 he was sent to direct the missionary effort in Khurasan.[5]
He took Merv in December 747 or January 748, defeating the Umayyad governor Nasr ibn Sayyar.[2] After the Abbasid regime was established, he remained as governor of Khurasan and suppressed the Shi'a uprising of Sharik ibn Shaikh al-Mahri.[5] During his youth in Kufa, Abu Muslim was a slave and saddler for the Banu Ijl clan.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Open Library record for ISBN 0813338859 lists "A Concise History of the Middle East (7th Edition)" as published by Westview Press in July 2001.[6] The Open Library record for ISBN 9780932885289 lists "Mystics, monarchs, and messiahs" as published in 2002 by Harvard University Press.[7] The Open Library record for ISBN 0860780449 lists "Islamic Iran and Central Asia (7th-12th centuries)" as published by Variorum Reprints in 1979.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Abu Muslim" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bahramian, "Abū Muslim al-Khurāsānī", Brill Online, 2008; "Abu Muslim", The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Abu Muslim" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Universalis, "ABBASIDES", Encyclopædia Universalis (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Abu Muslim" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; .; .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Abu Muslim" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; "Abu Muslim Biography, History, & Facts Britannica", www.britannica.com; .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Abu Muslim" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 0813338859 ("A Concise History of the Middle East (7th Edition)"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9780932885289 ("Mystics, monarchs, and messiahs"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 0860780449 ("Islamic Iran and Central Asia (7th-12th centuries)"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
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