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Tahir ibn Husayn

776 - 822

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Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn (Arabic: طاهر بن الحسين, Tahir bin al-Husayn), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (Arabic: ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (Arabic: الأعور, "the one-eyed"), was a general and governor during the Abbasid Caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun during the Fourth Fitna and led the armies that would defeat al-Amin, making al-Ma'mun the caliph. Tahir bin al-Husayn was then appointed governor of Khorasan as a reward, which marked the beginning of the Tahirids. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tahir ibn Husayn is the 5,823rd most popular politician (down from 5,346th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 46th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Afghan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 5,823 out of 19,576. Before him are Henri de Baillet-Latour, Marie-Louise Meilleur, Agis III, Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Mstislav II of Kiev, and Pheidon. After him are Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, Atsiz, Emperor Yuan of Jin, Cleombrotus I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, and Emperor Zhi of Han.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 776, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 2. Before him is Luitgard.  Among people deceased in 822, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 2. Before him is Al-Hakam I. After him is Saichō.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 50 out of 177. Before him are Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193), Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), and Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947). After him are Ali Hujwiri (1009), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413), and Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 35. Before him are Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), and Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947). After him are Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), Mirwais Hotak (1673), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), and Sher Ali Khan (1825).

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