Tahir ibn Husayn
Abbasid caliphate general and governor (died 822) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn, (Arabic: طاهر بن الحسين, Tahir bin al-Husayn), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (Arabic: ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (Arabic: الأعور, "the one-eyed"), was a general and governor during the Abbasid Caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun during the Fourth Fitna and led the armies that would defeat al-Amin, making al-Ma'mun the caliph.
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Tahir ibn Husayn | |
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Governor of Khurasan | |
In office 821–822 | |
Monarch | Al-Ma'mun |
Succeeded by | Talha ibn Tahir |
Governor of Mosul | |
In office 813–814 | |
Monarch | Al-Ma'mun |
Preceded by | al-Hasan ibn Umar (812) |
Succeeded by | Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Sailh (814–817) |
Personal details | |
Born | Pushang, Abbasid Empire now Afghanistan |
Died | 822 Merv, Abbasid Empire now Turkmenistan |
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Children | Talha ibn Tahir Abdallah ibn Tahir |
Parent | Husayn ibn Mus'ab |
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Tahir bin al-Husayn was then appointed governor of Khorasan as a reward, which marked the beginning of the Tahirids.