Babak Khorramdin Revolt
| Babak Khorramdin Revolt | |||||||||
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| Part of the Persian Rebellions against the Caliphate | |||||||||
Babak Khorramdin in negotiations with Al-Afshin | |||||||||
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| Abbasid Caliphate | Khurramite Movement | ||||||||
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Before Babak: Harun al-Rashid Abdallah ibn Malik Al-Ma'mun Al-Mu'tasim Al-Afshin Ishaq ibn Ibrahim Bugha al-Kabir Muhammad bin Humayd al-Tusi † |
Babak Khorramdin Ishmah al-Kurdi Mu'awiya Ali ibn Mazdak | ||||||||
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| High casualties (Exaggeration) |
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Babak Khorramdin Revolt (Persian: شورش بابک خرمدين; 816–837; Arabic: ثَوْرَةُ بَابَكْ الخُرَّمِيِّ) was a series of uprisings by Babak Khorramdin, who led the Khurramite movement between the years of 816CE–837CE after Javidhan. It was one of the largest Persian uprisings against the Abbasid Caliphate. It occurred during the reigns of Al-Ma'mun and Al-Mu'tasim, lasting for 20 years. The uprising was suppressed and the Abbasids captured and executed Babak.
The Khurramites seized control of Azerbaijan and other regions, seeking to restore the faith to Mazdakism.