Tahir ibn Husayn
Tahir ibn Husayn | |
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Dirham under Tahir ibn Husayn governorship | |
| Governor of Khurasan | |
| In office 821–822 | |
| Monarch | Al-Ma'mun |
| Succeeded by | Talha ibn Tahir |
| Governor of Mosul | |
| In office 813–814 | |
| Monarch | Al-Ma'mun |
| Preceded by | al-Hasan ibn Umar (812) |
| Succeeded by | Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Sailh (814–817) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pushang, Abbasid Empire now Afghanistan |
| Died | 822 Merv, Abbasid Empire now Turkmenistan |
| Children | Talha ibn Tahir Abdallah ibn Tahir |
| Parent | Husayn ibn Mus'ab |
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Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn (Arabic: طاهر بن الحسين, Tahir bin al-Husayn), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (Arabic: ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (Arabic: الأعور, "the one-eyed"), was a 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.
Tahir bin al-Husayn was then appointed governor of Khorasan as a reward, which marked the beginning of the Tahirids.