Tahirid Dynasty

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A dynasty, of Persian dehqan origin, that effectively ruled the region of Khorasan from 821.

Establishment

January 822: The Tahirids were a dynasty of Persian dehqan origin that effectively ruled the Khorasan from 821.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 841: In 839/40, the Abbasid Caliphate's governor Nuh captured Isfijab from the pagan Turks in the steppe. Nuh was a prominent military leader during the Abbasid era, known for his successful campaigns against various nomadic tribes in the region.

January 851: Expansion of the Khazar Khaganate by 850.

January 862: The Saffirid Dynasty began with Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, a coppersmith who moved to the city of Zaranj. He left work to become an Ayyar and eventually got the power to act as an independent ruler.

January 862: The Dulafids served as governors of Jibal for the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century. During the weakening of the authority of the caliphs after 861, their rule in Jibal became increasingly independent.

January 863: From his capital Zaranj he moved east into al-Rukhkhadj and Zamindawar.

January 865: Oppressive policies in Tabaristan, another dependency of Khorasan, resulted in the people of that province revolting and declaring their allegiance to the independent Zaydi ruler Hasan ibn Zayd in 864.

January 865: The first and most powerful Zaydi emirate was established in Tabaristan in 864.

January 866: Zunbil and Kabul conquered by Saffarid dynasty.

January 866: In 865, the Saffarid dynasty leader invaded Bamyan, Balkh, Badghis, and Ghor. These territories were predominantly ruled by Buddhist tribal chiefs before being conquered in the name of Islam.

January 871: The Tahirid city of Herat was captured in 870 by the Saffarid dynasty.

Disestablishment

January 874: Ya'qub turned his focus to the west and began attacks on Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kerman and Fars.

January 874: In Khorasan itself, Muhammad's rule continued to grow increasingly weak, and in 873 he was finally overthrown by the Saffarid dynasty, who annexed Khorasan to their own empire in eastern Persia.

January 874: Part of the Tahirid Dynasty was absorbed by tha Abbasid Caliphate.