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Abu Muslim

718 - 755

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Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Khurasani (Arabic: أبو مسلم عبد الرحمن بن مسلم الخراساني; Persian: ابومسلم عبدالرحمان بن مسلم خراسانی; 718/19 or 723/27 – 755) was a Persian general who led the Abbasid Revolution that toppled the Umayyad dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate. Little is known about Abu Muslim's origins, but by the early 740s he had been in contact with Abbasid agents and around the year 745 he was sent to Khorasan. In 747, Abu Muslim ignited an open revolt against Umayyad rule and quickly took the city of Merv. He gradually strengthened Abbasid control over Khorasan, and was appointed governor of the province following the establishment of the Abbasid caliphate in 750. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Muslim is the 140th most popular military personnel (down from 82nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Turkmen Military Personnel.

Abu Muslim was a military leader who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abu Muslim ranks 140 out of 2,058. Before him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Narses, and Ludwig Beck. After him are August von Mackensen, Werner von Blomberg, Franz Halder, Bohemond I of Antioch, André Masséna, and Erwin von Witzleben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 718, Abu Muslim ranks 2. Before him is Constantine V. After him are Ibrahim ibn Adham, Empress Kōken, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Lupus II of Gascony, and Ōtomo no Yakamochi. Among people deceased in 755, Abu Muslim ranks 1. After him are Isma'il ibn Ja'far, and Zhang Xuan.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Abu Muslim ranks 4 out of 50. Before him are Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780), Saparmurat Niyazov (1940), and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu (1199). After him are Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957), Al-Nasa'i (829), Ibn Khordadbeh (820), Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603), Chaghri Beg (989), Al-Zamakhshari (1075), Al-Muqanna (800), and Yelena Bonner (1923).

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Among military personnels born in Turkmenistan, Abu Muslim ranks 1. 

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