Tahir Ibn Husayn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Pushang |
| Died | Merv |
| Turkmenistan | |
| 822 AD | |
| Merv | |
| Turkmenistan | |
| House | Tahirid dynasty |
| Successor | Talha ibn Tahir |
| Children | Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani |
| Talha ibn Tahir | |
| Grandchildren | Tahir ibn Abdallah |
| Great grandchild | Muhammad ibn Tahir |
| Previous position | Governor of Khurasan (821 AD–822 AD), Governor of Mosul (813 AD–814 AD) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 717082 |
Tahir Ibn Husayn Life story
Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn, Arabic: طاهر بن الحسين, Tahir bin al-Husayn, also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn, and al-Aʿwar, was a Persian 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.
