Tabaristan uprising

Tabaristan uprising

Centers of rebellion against the caliph in Tabaristan, from right to left: Parim, Miandorud, Lafur and Kelār
Date781 – 805
Location
Result

Abbasid victory

  • Rebellion suppressed
  • Rebels commenced paying tribute
  • Karenids and Bavandids vassalized
Belligerents
Karenids
Bavandids
Zarmihrids
Abbasid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
781–785:
Wandad Hurmuzd (WIA)/ (POW)
Sharwin I
801–805:
Wandad Hurmuzd
Sharwin I
781–785:
al-Mahdi
al-Hadi
Sa'id al-Harishi
801–805:
Harun al-Rashid

Tabaristan uprising (Persian: شورش طبرستان; Arabic: ثَوْرَةُ طَبَرِسْتَانَ; 781-805) was a series of rebellions of indigenous Zoroastrian population of Tabaristan against the Abbasid Caliphate, led by local Spahbeds which occurred between 781 and 805. A few years after Spahbed Khurshid's suicide and the annihilation of the Dabuyid dynasty, as dissatisfaction with the actions of the Abbasid caliphs grew, people turned to the Qarinvand dynasty Spahbed, Wandad Hurmuzd and asked him to lead their uprising. After deliberation with Spahbeds of other dynasties such as, Bavandids and, he accepted people's request. However, the uprisings were suppressed by Abbasid forces in 805.