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Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni ( , ), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis , was a Yezidi leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul . After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin , a vast area in north-central Kurdistan .1 Mutasim in response sent an army under command of Abdullah bin Ans al-Azdi , resulting in an armed confrontation between the Arab army and Kurds . Due to the difficulty of the terrain, the Arab army proved unsuccessful, suffered heavy casualties and a number of its commanders including Abdullah's uncle Ishaq bin Ans and his father-in-law were killed. Mutassim had purchased a Khazar slave, called Itakh . He appointed him as commander of his army. Itakh defeated Mir Jafar's troops in 841 and killed many Kurds. In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni ( , ), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis , was a Yazidi and a leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul . After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin. Mutasim in response sent an army under command of Abdullah bin Ans al-Azdi, resulting in an armed confrontation between the Arab army and Kurdish Yazidis. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, the Arab army proved unsuccessful, suffered heavy casualties and a number of its commanders including Abdullah's uncle Ishaq bin Ans and his father-in-law were killed. Mutassim had purchased a Khazar slave, called Itakh . He appointed him as commander of his army. Itakh defeated Mir Jafar's troops in 841 and killed many Yazidis. In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Rebel of Caliph al-Mu'tasim era Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni ( ), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis , was a Kurdish leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul . After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin. Al-Mu'tasim in response sent an army under command of Abdullah bin Ans al-Azdi, resulting in an armed confrontation between the Arab army and Kurds. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, the Arab army proved unsuccessful, suffered heavy casualties and a number of its commanders including Abdullah's uncle Ishaq bin Ans and his father-in-law were killed. Al-Mu'tasim had purchased a Khazar slave, called Itakh . He appointed him as commander of his army. Itakh defeated Mir Jafar's troops in 841 and killed many Kurds. In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Rebel of Caliph al-Mu'tasim era Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni ( Kurdish : Mîr Ceferê Dasnî ), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis , was a Kurdish leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul . After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin. Al-Mu'tasim in response sent an army under command of Abdullah bin Ans al-Azdi, resulting in an armed confrontation between the Arab army and Kurds. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, the Arab army proved unsuccessful, suffered heavy casualties and a number of its commanders including Abdullah's uncle Ishaq bin Ans and his father-in-law were killed. Al-Mu'tasim had purchased a Khazar slave, called Itakh . He appointed him as commander of his army. Itakh defeated Mir Jafar's troops in 841 and killed many Kurds. In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.
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yezidi leader who in 838 launched an uprising against abbasid caliph al-mutasim in the area north of mosul
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kurdish - yazidi leader who in 838 launched an uprising against abbasid caliph al-mutasim in the area north of
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