Polity Alid Emirate

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Collective term referring to a multitude of polities located on the Caspian coast of modern-day Iran that followed the Zaydi branch of Shia Islam.

Establishment

  • January 865: The first and most powerful Zaydi emirate was established in Tabaristan in 864.
  • January 865: Oppressive policies in Tabaristan, another dependency of Khorasan, resulted in the people of that province revolting and declaring their allegiance to the independent Zaydi ruler Hasan ibn Zayd in 864.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Abu Ibrahim Isma´il ibn Ahmad

Expansion during the rule of Abu Ibrahim Isma'il ibn Ahmad in the Samanid Empire.

  • January 901: Alid Emirate rule over the territory was interrupted by Samanid occupation in 900.
  • January 901: In 900, Ismail sent an army under Muhammad ibn Harun al-Sarakhsi against Muhammad ibn Zayd, the Zaydi ruler of Tabaristan and Gorgan. The invasion was successful; Muhammad ibn Zayd was killed and Tabaristan was conquered by the Samanids.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 915: The Alid Emirate was restored in 914 by a new Alid branch.

Disestablishment

  • January 929: Second conquest of the Alid Emirate by the Samanids in 928.