Tahir II of Khorasan
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Tahir bin 'Abd-Allah was the Tahirid governor of Khurasan
from 845 until 862.
During his father 'Abd-Allah's
lifetime, Tahir was sent into the steppes to the north in order to keep the Oghuz Turks
in line; he probably received Samanid
assistance in this venture. When 'Abd-Allah died in 844, the Caliph
al-Wathiq
originally appointed another Tahirid, Ishaq b. Ibrahim b. Mus'ab, as his successor in Khurasan, but then reversed this decision and confirmed Tahir as governor.
Little is known about Tahir's reign, although there was unrest in some of the outlying provinces. Sistan
, for example, was lost to the Tahirids when the 'ayyar leader Salih b. al-Nadr drove out Tahir's governor and took power there himself. Tahir died in 862; his will stated that his young son Muhammad
should succeed him as governor, and this was honored by the caliph.
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
from 845 until 862.
During his father 'Abd-Allah's
Abdullah bin Tahir of Khorasan
Abdullah ibn Tahir was the Tahirid governor of Khurasan from 828 until his death. He is perhaps the most famous of the Tahirids....
lifetime, Tahir was sent into the steppes to the north in order to keep the Oghuz Turks
Oghuz Turks
The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
in line; he probably received Samanid
Samanid
The Samani dynasty , also known as the Samanid Empire, or simply Samanids was a Persian state and empire in Central Asia and Greater Iran, named after its founder Saman Khuda, who converted to Sunni Islam despite being from Zoroastrian theocratic nobility...
assistance in this venture. When 'Abd-Allah died in 844, the Caliph
Caliph
The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative"...
al-Wathiq
Al-Wathiq
Al-Wathiq ibn Mutasim was an Abbasid caliph who reigned from 842 until 847 AD .-Biography:...
originally appointed another Tahirid, Ishaq b. Ibrahim b. Mus'ab, as his successor in Khurasan, but then reversed this decision and confirmed Tahir as governor.
Little is known about Tahir's reign, although there was unrest in some of the outlying provinces. Sistan
Sistan
Sīstān is a border region in eastern Iran , southwestern Afghanistan and northern tip of Southwestern Pakistan .-Etymology:...
, for example, was lost to the Tahirids when the 'ayyar leader Salih b. al-Nadr drove out Tahir's governor and took power there himself. Tahir died in 862; his will stated that his young son Muhammad
Muhammad of Khorasan
Muhammad bin Tahir was last the Tahirid governor of Khurasan, from 862 until 873.-Governor of Khurasan:When Muhammad's father Tahir bin 'Abd-Allah died in 862, the caliph wanted to replace him with Muhammad b. 'Abd-Allah, but after the latter refused he appointed Muhammad as governor...
should succeed him as governor, and this was honored by the caliph.
Sources
- Bosworth, C. E. "The Tahirids and Saffarids". The Cambridge History of Iran Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. R. N. Frye. London, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1975. ISBN 0-521-20093-8