The Most Famous

MILITARY PERSONNELS from Turkmenistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkmen Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 2,058 Military Personnels, 1 of which were born in Turkmenistan. This makes Turkmenistan the birth place of the 86th most number of Military Personnels behind Rwanda, and Morocco.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkmen Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Turkmen Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Abu Muslim (718 - 755)

With an HPI of 74.04, Abu Muslim is the most famous Turkmen Military Personnel.  His biography has been translated into 46 different languages on wikipedia.

Abu Muslim (c. 718 to 727 AD–755 AD) was the nom de guerre of a Persian revolutionary and military commander who was a central figure in the Abbasid Revolution that brought down the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid Caliphate. Enslaved in Kufa during his youth, he came under the influence of Shiʿite activists associated with the Abbasid family when they secured his release and introduced him to anti-Umayyad doctrines. Recognized for his abilities and loyalty, he was tasked with leading Abbasid revolutionary activities in Khorasan and conferred the nom-de-guerre Abu Muslim. In 747, Abu Muslim initiated the open phase of the Abbasid revolt, rapidly seizing Merv and rallying broad support among the populations of Khorasan. He subsequently directed the Abbasid advance across the Iranian plateau and into the Levant, culminating in the collapse of Umayyad authority and the proclamation of the Abbasid Caliphate. Thereafter he served as governor of Khorasan and emerged as one of the most powerful figures of the early Abbasid state. Abu Muslim’s growing prominence provoked concern within the Abbasid leadership. While the first caliph refrained from acting against him, the second caliph, Al-Mansur, ordered his execution in 755, alleging—likely without basis—that he harbored crypto-Zoroastrian sympathies. His death provoked unrest across Greater Iran, where he was subsequently venerated as a quasi-religious figure and martyr for centuries.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Turkmen military personnels born between 718 and 718. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Turkmen military personnels include Abu Muslim.

Deceased Turkmen Military Personnels

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