He was born in around 795 near the modernday ardabil in the azerbaijan province of northern iran. Khorramdin appears to be an antiislamic compound analogous to dorustdin orthodox. True iranian national heroes history, politics, religion. The khorramdin rebellion of babak spread to the western and central parts of iran and lasted more than twenty years before it was defeated when babak was betrayed. After the death of javidan, iranian national hero babak khorramdin became the leader of javidanian or khorramian sect and staged an uprising against abbasi caliphs in 816 ad. Khorramdin led a 23 year long uprising against the abbasid caliphate in iran. Babak khorramdin is the name that is most associated with the khurramite movement, as it was under babak s leadership that the order reached its zenith. This page was last edited on 5 october 2019, at 23. Kaleybar, formerly known as bedh, was the stronghold of babak khorramdin who, in 816 ad, revolted against islamic caliphate and was defeated in 836 ad. Surkhjamagan, a reference to their symbolic red dress. It was a freedom fighting movement aimed to overthrow the arab caliph occupiers and at the time rulers of iran. Babak khorramdin is considered as one of the most heroic freedom fighters of iran who initiated the khurramites movement. Mar 02, 2016 despite the eventual defeat of the movement by 837 ad, the memory of the khorramdin uprising was to become etched in iranian culture and folklore. Pemberontakan khorramdin di babak menyebar ke wilayah barat dan tengah iran dan berlangsung selama lebih dari dua puluh tahun sebelum dikalahkan saat babak berkhianat.
Jun 18, 2014 a clandestine group, symbolically called after the 9th century iranian historical figure, babak khorramdin organisation, appeared after the islamic revolution with the aim of overthrowing the islamic government and restoring the iranian nationalism at the expense of what they consider to be an overcultivation of the muslim and shia identity. The name of babak s father was mardas, his mother in sources has been called mahroo. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Babak khorramdin the freedom fighter of persia freedom. After a number of victories against the tazi arabs, javanshir became severely injured and passed away, hence babak took over the movements leadership. Babak kaleybar fort is located in the heart of the beautiful and miraculous forests of arasbaran and on top of a high mountain and is usually covered in. One winter day, a wealthy man named javidan shahrak was on the way home from the city of zanjan where he had gained the leadership of a persian rebel group called the khorramian sect established in the nearby highlands. The bestknown figure along these lines is banu, wife of babak khorramdin d. In reality, he and his followers were against arab abbasid taxation policies and economical usage of people and country by arabs he was similar to william wallace in this aspect. The story of babak khorramdin azerbaijan national hero. Babak khorramdin is considered as one of the most heroic freedom fighters of iran.
His father died from wounds suffered in a fight during a journey to the sabalan district when babak was in his teens and the responsibility of his two brothers and mother fell on his shoulders. Babak was betrayed by afshin who handed him to the abbasi caliph. The castle of babak in the kalaybar region in irans azarbaijan province. Extending their conquest beyond the oxus river 1 they were to rule the country for many years. A zoroastrian son of northwest irans azerbaijan region, babak rose to head a movement at once political and religious rooted in cultural preservation against the arabdominated caliphate. Every year people from azarbaijan and all across iran come to this fortress to commemorate the exploits of babak and banu. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 4. View the profiles of people named babak khorramdin. Jan 12, 2017 babak khorramdin was one of the main iranian23 revolutionary leaders of the iranian4 khorramdinan, which was a local freedom movement fighting the abbasid caliphate. Jun 18, 2018 the movement would be inherited by babak khorramdin and his wife, under the leadership of babak and the political turmoil surrounding the abbasid civil war as well as the unity of the persians being slowly restored across the iranian realm babak would devastate the abbasids.
Babak khorramdin formally known as papak meaning young father persian. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin orthodoxy and behdin good religion,1 and are considered an offshoot of neomazda. No copies of this book were found in stock from 838 online book stores and marketplaces. The khurramites and the rebellion of babak khorramdin. New look to iranian wellknown personalities volume 1 persian edition by ahmad shahvary paperback, 92 pages, published 2009. The ancient arab historian ibn hazm, in the book religion and people, and. Made by mojtaba saminejad a member of free my family campaign. Khorramdin appears to be a compound analogous to dorustdin orthodoxy and behdin good religion zoroastrianism, and are considered an offshoot of neomazdakism. However, it should be pointed out that ideas related to nationalism and secularism are not something new in the intellectual history of iran. Iran was unable to resist the arab attacks with an exhausted army, a people in dire straits, an enfeebled religion, years of savagery and slaughter, the massacre and.
A zoroastrian son of northwest irans azerbaijan region, babak rose to head a movement at once political and religious rooted in cultural preservation against the arab. During babak s execution, the caliphs henchmen first cut off his legs and hands in order to convey the most devastating message to his followers. Who was babak khorramdin, and why was his execution so. Babak kaleybar fort and arasbaran forest get to know. The movement would be inherited by babak khorramdin and his wife, under the leadership of babak and the political turmoil surrounding the abbasid civil war as well as the unity of the persians being slowly restored across the iranian realm babak would devastate the abbasids. Feb, 2016 the khorramdin rebellion of babak spread to the western and central parts of iran and lasted more than twenty years before it was defeated when babak was betrayed. Babak khorramdin was one of the main leaders of the khorramdin movement. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Nov 19, 2018 my parents named me after babak khorramdin. Kaleybar, known as badd or baddayn or bedh in islamic chronicles, was the stronghold of babak khorramdin who, in 816 ad, revolted against islamic caliphate. The book you have mentioned is a not even a historical book, its an ethnic book. Banu khorramdin or banu xorramdin was an iranian rebel leader, the wife of babak khorramdin. The sasanian state 227635 ad finally disintegrated at the hands of the armies of islam. Babak khorramdin was born in the 8th century in balal abad region of azerbaijan, close to the.
Join facebook to connect with babak khorramdin and others you may know. Esfandyar, who composed the book tarikhe tabaristan history of tabaristan, maziar said. Even though the castle appears to be sitting up on a ridiculously high mountain top, its actually an easy climb. Armenians are sometimes called babak bob, sometimes babn and sometimes b has been recorded. An overview of the historical circumstances that led to the revolts of babak khorramdin. Ancient origins articles related to arabs in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. It looks like we dont have any biography for babak khorramdin yet be the first to contribute. Babak khorramdin was not well known outside academia until the 20th century. Banu fought side by side with her husband babak against the abbasid caliphate. Babaks sensational and legendary campaign to defend irans national identity and interest is still pursued after nearly 1200 years in southern azarbaijan, kaleibar, iran every year in teer maah month of july.
One of babak s supporters was a prince, afshin kheydar. Babak khorramdin the freedom fighter of persia ancient. Personal experiences with the name babak nicknames for babak meanings and history of the name babak. Iranian historylast remnants of sassanian rule wikibooks. Therefore, arasbarans history should be considered in the context of its two main towns, ahar and kaleybar. This was the name of the father of ardashir, the founder of the sassanid empire in persia. Histories by herodotus translated by george rawlinson book 4 melpomene. The khurramites and the rebellion of babak khorramdin about. For a short while, thered been hope for a different future.
Babak khorramdin formally known as papak meaning young father. Jan, 2008 what ethnesity does babak e khorramdin actually come from. Khorramdin appears to be an antiislamic compound analogous to dorustdin orthodox and behdin zoroastrian1, and by. Babak khorramdin was born in the 8th century in balal abad region of azerbaijan, close to the city of ardebil. Pemberontakan iranianisasi oleh babak, dari pangkalannya di azerbaijan, barat laut iran, menyerukan kembalinya kejayaan politik atas masa lalu iran. After bloody aggression of arab, iranian though they were not happy at all with what the zoroastrian clergy were doing in the name of religion and in the weighted wars against iran. Language became a sanctuary where the past history of iran was celebrated so as to maintain national identity. According to the medieval historian, ibn esfandyars book tarikhe tabaristan, the history of tabaristan. He was a revolutionary from azerbaijan that fought abbasi khalifa. Babak khorramdin the freedom fighter of persia ancient origins.
History of the jews summary from 750 bc to israelpalestine conflict duration. The events of the two decades long tumultuous times have been extensively reported by. According to waqed, babak s father was a persian from madain formerly known as ctesiphon, former capital of sassanian persian. In conclusion, i agree that womens rights for iranian women and their legal status has changed during different political and historical eras. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Babak s uprising showed the continuing strength in azerbaijan of ancestral iranian local feelings. Babak kaleybar fort and arasbaran forest get to know iran. If anything, its a nice, steepish walk and once you get close to the mountain theres stairs you can use to get to the top. Farah diba ancient architecture architecture art cyrus the great sassanid iranian art civilization. With military resistance made impossible and with a foreign culture dominating the very being of the country, other ways were experimented with. January, 838, persian leader of the khorramdini or khorrami uprising in northwest of iran in the early 9th century which engaged the forces of the arab caliph for twenty years before it was crushed in 837.
The historical reports, state that babak called persians to arms, seized. According to the medieval historian, ibn esfandyars book tarikhe tabaristan, the history of tabaristan mazandaran and gorgan, they made a pact together stating i, afshin kheydar son of kavus, and babak had made an oath and allegiance that we retake the government back from the arabs and transfer the. Babak khorramdin was one of the main iranian revolutionary leaders of the iranian. Under the direction of his mentor javidan shahrak, a leader of one of the sects of the khorramdin, babak s knowledge of history, geography, and the latest battle tactics strengthened his position as a favorite candidate for commander during the early wars against the arab occupiers. Babek district simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The idea of the blog is to introduce iran and its beauties and outstanding history to the world. Babak khorramdin is the name that is most associated with the khurramite movement, as it was under babaks leadership that the order reached its zenith. One of babaks supporters was a prince, afshin kheydar. Babak s iranianizing rebellion, from its base in azerbaijan in northwestern iran, called for a return of the political glories of the iranian past. The sect was founded in the 8th century ce by the persian cleric sunpadh and was a revitalization of an earlier sect that had mixed shia islam and zoroastrianism.
The fullest account of babaks career comes from a lost a. Persian heritage journal article on babak khorramdin kaveh farrokh. Jay pharoah and bobby moynihan killed it as castmates on snl. New look to iranian wellknown personalities volume 1. The writing of many shahnameh book of kings came into vogue. Ancient origins articles related to babak khorramdin in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Khorramdinan, meaning those of the joyful religion were an iranian religious and political movement with its roots in the movement founded by mazdak. The book is in public domain in iran, where it was first published. Babak khorramdin history, iran, painting, historia, paint, painting art, paintings. Monument to babek irani fighter against islam to be erected. The legacy of strong persian women continued after banu, however, and remains a source of pride in the present day.
A clandestine group, symbolically called after the 9th century iranian historical figure, babak khorramdin organisation, appeared after the islamic revolution with the aim of overthrowing the islamic government and restoring the iranian nationalism at the expense of what they consider to be an overcultivation of the muslim and shia identity. Babak s knowledge of history, geography, and the latest battle tactics strengthened his position as a favorite candidate for commander during the early wars against the tazi arab occupiers. Babak khorramdin, panturkism in a desperate ignorant impersonation in turkish he attributed the central asian huns for babak khorramdin, one of the bright stars on the land standing iran are. Your book is not reliable for this topic, babak khorramdin is a historical figure, and only reliable academic books that are written based on the primary sources and historical facts are considered reliable, and only those kind of books should be used in the article. Nov, 2015 under the direction of his mentor javidan shahrak, a leader of one of the sects of the khorramdin, babaks knowledge of history, geography, and the latest battle tactics strengthened his position as a favorite candidate for commander during the early wars against the arab occupiers. It was also borne by the 9thcentury resistance leader babak khorramdin. Women in ancient persia ancient history encyclopedia. Despite the eventual defeat of the movement by 837 ad, the memory of the khorramdin uprising was to become etched in iranian culture and folklore. According to waqed, babaks father was a persian from madain formerly known as ctesiphon, former capital of sassanian persian. One story says that babak was sleeping under a tree during an afternoon when his mother saw his hair and chest drenched in blood. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Now they almost kill each other as jay learns to inline skate.