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Tahir ibn Husayn

776 - 822

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Ṭāhir ibn Ḥusayn, (Arabic: طاهر بن الحسين, Tahir bin al-Husayn), also known as Dhul-Yamīnayn (Arabic: ذو اليمينين, "the ambidextrous"), and al-Aʿwar (Arabic: الأعور, "the one-eyed"), was a general and governor during the Abbasid Caliphate. Specifically, he served under al-Ma'mun during the Fourth Fitna and led the armies that would defeat al-Amin, making al-Ma'mun the caliph. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tahir ibn Husayn has received more than 89,786 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Tahir ibn Husayn is the 5,774th most popular politician (up from 5,874th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 40th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Afghan Politician.

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  • 90k

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  • 57.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 5,774 out of 15,577Before him are Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, Samori Ture, Tigranes I, Stefan Czarniecki, and Domnall mac Ailpín. After him are Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Xanthippus, Balamber, Hormizd III, Mustafa Çelebi, and Alexander Orlov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 776, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 1After him is Luitgard. Among people deceased in 822, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 2Before him is Al-Hakam I. After him is Saichō.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 52 out of 145Before him are Bairam Khan (1501), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006), Diodotus I (-285), Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (850), Humaira Begum (1918), and Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100). After him are Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Ismail Khan (1946), Muhammad Shah (1702), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), and Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424).

Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Tahir ibn Husayn ranks 37Before him are Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Sher Ali Khan (1825), Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Bairam Khan (1501), and Diodotus I (-285). After him are Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Ismail Khan (1946), Muhammad Shah (1702), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), and Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424).