Tabaristan

historical region of Iran, home of Tapyri/Tapuri people

15 dated entries naming Tabaristan, drawn from 12 separate years between 734 CE and 1012 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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8th century

  • 734Khurshid II, ruler (ispahbadh) of Tabaristan (d. 761)source
  • 759Caliph al-Mansur of the Abbasid Caliphate launches the conquest of Tabaristan (on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea). Its ruler, Khurshid II, flees into the mountainous region of Daylam.source
  • 761Khurshid II, the last ruler (spāhbed) of Tabaristan, poisons himself when he learns that his family has been captured by the Abbasids.source
  • 761Khurshid II, ruler (spāhbed) of Tabaristan (b. 734)source

9th century

  • 864Hasan ibn Zayd establishes the Zaydid Dynasty, and is recognized as ruler of Tabaristan (Northern Iran).source
  • 884January 6 – Hasan ibn Zayd, Muslim emir of Tabaristansource
  • 884January 6 – Hasan ibn Zayd, founder of the Zaydid Dynasty, dies after a 20-year reign at Amul. He is succeeded by his brother Muhammad, as emir of Tabaristan.source
  • 900Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are victorious at Balkh (Northern Afghanistan) over Amr ibn al-Layth; the latter is captured and sent to Caliph Al-Mu'tadid in Baghdad. The Samanid Dynasty rules over Khorasan, as well as Transoxiana. A few months later, the Samanids conquer the Zaydid emirate of Tabaristan. This victory marks the beginning of the dispersion of the local Shi'ites by the new Sunni power.source
  • 900Muhammad ibn Zayd, emir of Tabaristan (Iran)source

10th century

  • 907Emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad dies after a 15-year reign in which he has extended his borders to Tabaristan and Khorasan. He establishes independence throughout the eastern part of his empire from his capital at Bukhara. Isma'il is succeeded by his son Ahmad Samani as ruler of the Samanid Empire.source
  • 914Hasan al-Utrush re-establishes Zaydid rule over the province Tabaristan (Northern Iran), after 14 years of Samanid occupation. He becomes the new ruler (emir) and Zaydid noblemen accept his authority.source
  • 917Hasan al-Utrush, emir of Tabaristan (Iran)source
  • 932Emir Mardavij ibn Ziyar invades Tabaristan and captures the city of Gorgan. The Daylamite military leader Makan ibn Kaki tries to reclaim his territories, but fails. He seeks refuge among the Samanids and enters the service of their ruler Nasr II. He appoints him as governor of Kirman (modern Iran).source
  • 952Fakhr al-Dawla, emir of Gurgan and Tabaristan (d. 997)source

11th century

  • 1012Qabus, Ziyarid emir of Gorgan and Tabaristansource

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