Sunpadh Rebellion
| Sunpadh Rebellion | |||||||
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Map of Sunpadh's Rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate in 137 AH / 755 AD. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Abbasid Caliphate |
Sunpadh Movement Supported by : Daylamites Dabuyids of Tabaristan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jahwar ibn Marar Omar bin Al-Alaa | Sunpadh X | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 90,000–100,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 30,000–60,000 killed | ||||||
The Rebellion of Sunpadh was a Zoroastrian uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate in retaliation for the execution of Abu Muslim al-Khorasani. The rebellion seemed clearly driven by Sunpadh's close connection to Abu Muslim, as he was one of his companions and supporters. He threatened in marching to Mecca and destroy the Kaaba. The rebellion ended up being suppressed by the Arab commander Jahwar ibn Marar al-Ijli. Approximately 30,000 to 60,000 of Sunpadh's followers killed with Sunpadh killed by Jahwar al-Ijli or murdered by the relative of the Dabuyid ruler, Ispahbad Khurshid.