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Mazyar

Ruler of Tabaristan from 825/6 to 839 · Died 839

Mazyar was an Iranian prince from the Qarinvand dynasty, who was the ruler (ispahbadh) of the mountainous region of Tabaristan from 825/6 to 839. For his resistance to the Abbasid Caliphate, Mazyar is considered one of the national heroes of Iran by twentieth-century Iranian nationalist historiography.

Mazyar is read about 102 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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His name means "protected by the yazata of the moon".

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Died 839