RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Piruz Nahavandi

700 - 644

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Abū Luʾluʾa Fīrūz (Arabic: أبو لؤلؤة فیروز, from Middle Persian: Pērōz), also known in modern Persian-language sources as Abū Luʾluʾ (ابولؤلؤ) or Fīrūz Nahāvandī (فیروز نهاوندی), was a Sasanian Persian slave who assassinated Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644), the second Islamic caliph, in November 644. After having been captured in battle during the Arab-Muslim conquest of Persia, Abu Lu'lu'a was brought to Medina, the then-capital of the Rashidun Caliphate, which was normally off-limits to non-Arab captives. However, as a highly skilled craftsman, Abu Lu'lu'a was exceptionally allowed entrance into the city in order to work for the caliph. His motive for killing the caliph is not entirely clear, but medieval sources generally attribute it to a tax dispute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Piruz Nahavandi is the 1,097th most popular religious figure (down from 817th in 2019), the 168th most popular biography from Iran (down from 134th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Piruz Nahavandi is most famous for being the founder of the Safavid Dynasty.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Piruz Nahavandi ranks 1,097 out of 3,187. Before him are Paolo Giovio, Eugène Tisserant, Al-Bayhaqi, Junípero Serra, Heinrich Bullinger, and Abu Darda. After him are Josip Bozanić, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Eustathius of Antioch, Jacques Paul Migne, Fausto Sozzini, and Martin of Braga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Piruz Nahavandi ranks 19. Before him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Abdullah ibn Saba', Artabasdos, Vergilius of Salzburg, and Sebeos. After him are Batbayan, Æscwine of Wessex, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, Maria, wife of Leo III, Wasil ibn Ata, and Dymphna. Among people deceased in 644, Piruz Nahavandi ranks 2. Before him is Umar. After him is Paulinus of York.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Piruz Nahavandi ranks 168 out of 631. Before him are Al-Juwayni (1028), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (940), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), and Al-Bayhaqi (994). After him are Hossein Salami (1960), Al-Khazini (1077), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), and Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Piruz Nahavandi ranks 18. Before him are Sasan (200), Anastasius of Persia (550), Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Al-Bayhaqi (994). After him are Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Aga Khan II (1830), Ibn Babawayh (918), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), and Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854).

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