At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period · The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
Musafir al-Qassab, a leader who rose against authority in Armenia and Azerbaijan, and is the leader of the uprising in this event. 1
The uprising
Al-Dahhak the Kharijite installed him at the gate and made him governor of Armenia and Azerbaijan. He came to Ardabil in hiding, and a group of the Shurat went out with him, and crowds gathered around him until he came down at Yunan. He fortified himself in the Castle of Dogs in al-Sisjan, and Ishaq ibn Muslim fought him. 1
His end
When the Abbasid state came, Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, who had been over al-Jazira and Armenia in the caliphate of al-Saffah, sent a commander from the people of Khurasan. He fought him until he defeated him and killed him. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- The Rising of Musafir al-Qassab in Armenia
People and things also explored
Abu Ja'far al-Mansur· Ishaq ibn Muslim al-Uqayli· Thabit ibn Nu'aym al-Judhami· Ardabil· Armenia· The Rising of Musafir al-Qassab in Armenia
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.294
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Musafir al-Qassab”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/musafir-al-qassab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.