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A claimant to prophecy appears at Nahavand in 499

ظهور مدعي النبوة بنهاوند سنة 499

c. 1105 CE · 499 AH

In 499 a man appeared at Nahavand claiming prophecy — a sorcerer of tricks whom a crowd followed and upon whom wealth poured, though he hoarded nothing; he was seized and killed 1.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Persia & Central Asia
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1090110011101120 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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In 499 a man appeared in Nahavand claiming prophethood — a sorcerer of tricks — whom many followed and upon whom wealth multiplied while he kept nothing; he was seized and killed 1.

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 409
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