Tahir ibn al-Husayn
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Tahir ibn al-Husayn was a prominent early 9th-century Abbasid general and statesman who played a decisive role in the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun and later founded the semi-autonomous Tahirid dynasty in Khorasan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tahir ibn Husayn | 3 |
| Tahir ibn al-Husayn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10775264 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tahir ibn al-Husayn Context triple: [Fourth Fitna, hasMainBelligerent, Tahir ibn al-Husayn]
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Abu al-Husayn
Abu al-Husayn is the honorific kunya of the renowned 9th-century Muslim scholar and hadith compiler Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, author of Sahih Muslim, one of Sunni Islam’s most authoritative hadith collections.
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Muhammad ibn Khairun
Muhammad ibn Khairun was a 9th-century Muslim patron known for commissioning the historic Mosque of the Three Doors in Kairouan, Tunisia.
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Abū al-Ḥasan
Abū al-Ḥasan is the honorific kunya of the renowned early Arabic grammarian and Qurʾān reciter Al-Kisāʾī, a leading figure of the Kufan school of grammar.
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Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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Taym ibn Murrah
Taym ibn Murrah was an early Arab ancestor from whom the Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh tribe traced their lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tahir ibn al-Husayn Target entity description: Tahir ibn al-Husayn was a prominent early 9th-century Abbasid general and statesman who played a decisive role in the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun and later founded the semi-autonomous Tahirid dynasty in Khorasan.
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A.
Abu al-Husayn
Abu al-Husayn is the honorific kunya of the renowned 9th-century Muslim scholar and hadith compiler Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, author of Sahih Muslim, one of Sunni Islam’s most authoritative hadith collections.
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B.
Muhammad ibn Khairun
Muhammad ibn Khairun was a 9th-century Muslim patron known for commissioning the historic Mosque of the Three Doors in Kairouan, Tunisia.
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C.
Abū al-Ḥasan
Abū al-Ḥasan is the honorific kunya of the renowned early Arabic grammarian and Qurʾān reciter Al-Kisāʾī, a leading figure of the Kufan school of grammar.
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D.
Junayd of Baghdad
Junayd of Baghdad was a pivotal 9th-century Sufi master known for articulating a sober, disciplined form of Islamic mysticism that deeply shaped later Sufi thought and practice.
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E.
Taym ibn Murrah
Taym ibn Murrah was an early Arab ancestor from whom the Banu Taym clan of the Quraysh tribe traced their lineage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abbasid general
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Muslim ⓘ Persian-origin military leader ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu Talib Tahir
NERFINISHED
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Tahir ibn al-Husayn al-Khuzai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Siege of Baghdad (812–813) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | possibly poisoning ⓘ |
| commandedFor | al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | Khurasan under Abbasid suzerainty ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 822 ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Tahirid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| founded | Tahirid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateRegion | Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateStart | 821 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseFounded | House of Tahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reorganization of Khurasan
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establishing hereditary governorship in Khurasan ⓘ |
| loyaltyShift | from provincial commander to quasi-independent dynast ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Fourth Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of Baghdad in 813
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founding the Tahirid dynasty in Khurasan ⓘ role in the Fourth Fitna ⓘ supporting al-Ma'mun against al-Amin ⓘ |
| opposed | Caliph al-Amin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Abdallah ibn Tahir
NERFINISHED
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Talha ibn Tahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Merv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous ruler under Abbasid suzerainty ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Khurasan
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governor of the East for al-Ma'mun ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
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Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Caliph al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Talha ibn Tahir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryOver | forces of al-Amin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Tahir ibn al-Husayn Description of subject: Tahir ibn al-Husayn was a prominent early 9th-century Abbasid general and statesman who played a decisive role in the civil war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun and later founded the semi-autonomous Tahirid dynasty in Khorasan.
Referenced by (5)
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