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Tahirid Dynasty
Tâheriyân
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| 821–873 | |||||||||
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Provinces governed by the Tahirids
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| Status | Nominally part of the Abbasid Caliphate | ||||||||
| Capital | Merv, later Nishapur | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (court, informal) Arabic (literature/poetry/science) |
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| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||
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• 821
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Tahir ibn Husayn | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval | ||||||||
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• Established
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821 | ||||||||
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• Disestablished
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873 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 800 est. | 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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The Tahirid dynasty (Persian: سلسله طاهریان) was a Persian dynasty that ruled the Abbasid province of Khorasan from 821 to 873. It also ruled the city of Baghdad from 820 until 891. The capital in Khorasan was first located at Merv. Later it moved to Nishapur.
See also
In Spanish: Dinastía tahirí para niños
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