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al-Hasan ibn Zayd al-Da'i ila al-Haqq

الحسن بن زيد الداعي إلى الحق

Founder of Tabaristan's Alid state, rising at Rayy and Daylam in 250 as 'al-Da'i ila al-Haqq'; his brother al-Qa'im was killed in 288 and his grandson al-Mahdi followed 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Al-Hasan ibn Zayd al-Da'i ila al-Haqq, the leader of the Alid call in Tabaristan. He carried on the call in 250 AH in al-Rayy and among the Daylam, and he was the first of the three of the Banu al-Hasan in the Tabaristan state. 2

His story

He was succeeded by his brother al-Qa'im bi-al-Haqq Muhammad, who was killed in 288 AH, and then his grandson al-Mahdi al-Hasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Qa'im rose. 2

Al-Mas'udi says that in 253 AH he defeated Sulayman ibn Abd Allah ibn Tahir and drove him out of Tabaristan. 3

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 795
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.795
  3. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.552
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