Maziar
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Maziar was an Iranian
aristocrat of the House of Karen
and feudal ruler of the mountainous region of Tabaristan (present-day Mazandaran, Iran
). For his resistance to the Baghdad Caliphate, Maziar is considered one of the national heroes of Greater Iran
by twentieth-century Iranian nationalist historiography, who have recast his struggle as one against 'Arab invaders'.
Maziar, a devout Zoroastrian, revolted against the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. His revolt began in 839 AD during the rule of Al-Mu'tasim
. Along with Babak Khorramdin
, he repulsed many armies sent against him.
According to the medieval historian Ibn Esfandyar in his Tarikh-e-Tabaristan, Maziar is said to have proclaimed: "Afshin Kheydar, son of Kavus
and Babak, and I had made an oath and allegiance that we take the country back from the Arabs and transfer the government and the country back to the family of Kasraviyan"
Maziar was eventually betrayed by his brother Kuhyar and captured by the Caliph's forces. He was imprisoned in Baghdad
awaiting execution when he drank poison and ended his life in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of the Caliph's executioners.
Maziar or Mah-Izad
-Yar means "protected by the yazata
of the moon".
Mardavij
Al-Mu'tasim
Afshin
Abu Muslim Khorasani
Behafarid
Iranian peoples
The Iranian peoples are an Indo-European ethnic-linguistic group, consisting of the speakers of Iranian languages, a major branch of the Indo-European language family, as such forming a branch of Indo-European-speaking peoples...
aristocrat of the House of Karen
House of Karen
The House of Karen were an aristocratic feudal family of Hyrcania...
and feudal ruler of the mountainous region of Tabaristan (present-day Mazandaran, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
). For his resistance to the Baghdad Caliphate, Maziar is considered one of the national heroes of Greater Iran
Greater Iran
Greater Iran refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory on the Iranian plateau and its bordering plains, stretching from Iraq, the Caucasus, and Turkey in the west to the Indus River in the east...
by twentieth-century Iranian nationalist historiography, who have recast his struggle as one against 'Arab invaders'.
Maziar, a devout Zoroastrian, revolted against the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. His revolt began in 839 AD during the rule of Al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim
Abu Ishaq 'Abbas al-Mu'tasim ibn Harun was an Abbasid caliph . He succeeded his half-brother al-Ma'mun...
. Along with Babak Khorramdin
Babak Khorramdin
Bābak Khorram-Din was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān , which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin and Behdin "Good Religion" , and are considered an offshoot of...
, he repulsed many armies sent against him.
According to the medieval historian Ibn Esfandyar in his Tarikh-e-Tabaristan, Maziar is said to have proclaimed: "Afshin Kheydar, son of Kavus
Kaveh
Kāveh the Blacksmith, also known as The Blacksmith of Isfahan or Kaveh of Isfahan is a mythical figure in Persian mythology who leads a popular uprising against a ruthless foreign ruler, Zahhāk. His story is narrated in the Epic of Shāhnāma, the national epic of Iran by the 10th century Persian...
and Babak, and I had made an oath and allegiance that we take the country back from the Arabs and transfer the government and the country back to the family of Kasraviyan"
Maziar was eventually betrayed by his brother Kuhyar and captured by the Caliph's forces. He was imprisoned in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
awaiting execution when he drank poison and ended his life in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of the Caliph's executioners.
Maziar or Mah-Izad
Mah
' or ' is the Avestan language word for both the moon and for the Zoroastrian divinity that presides over and is the hypostasis of the moon....
-Yar means "protected by the yazata
Yazata
Yazata is the Avestan language word for a Zoroastrian concept. The word has a wide range of meanings but generally signifies a divinity...
of the moon".
See also
Babak KhorramdinBabak Khorramdin
Bābak Khorram-Din was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān , which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin and Behdin "Good Religion" , and are considered an offshoot of...
Mardavij
Mardavij
Mardāvīj , was the founder of the Ziyarids dynasty, who successfully defeated the Abbasid's army firstly in Hamadan , and finally in Kashan and Isfahan...
Al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim
Abu Ishaq 'Abbas al-Mu'tasim ibn Harun was an Abbasid caliph . He succeeded his half-brother al-Ma'mun...
Afshin
Afshin (Caliphate General)
Khaydār b. Kāvūs Afshīn known by his hereditary title as Afshin was a senior general at the court of Abbasid caliphs and a son of the vassal prince of Oshrūsana.-Name and family background:...
Abu Muslim Khorasani
Behafarid