Maziar 2860960 223557579 2008-07-04T16:35:21Z Iridescent 937705 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/90.227.208.134|90.227.208.134]] to last version by Iridescent (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) '''Maziar''' was an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] aristocrat of the [[House of Karen]] and feudal ruler of the mountainous region of [[Tabaristan]] (present-day [[Mazandaran]], [[Iran]]). For his resistance to the Arabs, Maziar is considered one the national heroes of [[Greater Iran]]. Maziar, a devout [[Zoroastrian]], revolted against the Arab occupation of [[Greater Iran|Iranian lands]] in the 9th century CE. Along with [[Babak Khorramdin]], he repulsed many Arab armies sent against him. According to the medieval historian Ibn Esfandyar in his ''Tarikh-e-Tabaristan'', Maziar is said to have proclaimed: "Afshin Kheydar, son of [[Kaveh|Kavus]] and Babak, and I had made an oath and allegiance that we take the country back from the Arabs and transfer the government and the country back to the family of [[Sassanid|Kasraviyan]]"<ref>Said Nafisi, Babak Khorramdin Delawar-e-Azerbaijan (Babak Khorramdin, the brave heat of Azerbaijan), Tabesh Publishers, Tehran 1955, pg 57, actual quote from Ibn Esanfiyar من (مازیار) و افشين خيدر بن کاوس و بابک هر سه از دير باز عهد و بيعت کرده ايم و قرار داده بر آن که دولت از عرب بازستانيم و ملک و جهانداري با خاندان کسرويان نقل کنيم»</ref> Maziar was eventually betrayed by his brother Kuhyar and captured by [[Arab]] forces. He was imprisoned in [[Baghdad]] awaiting execution when he drank poison and ended his life in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of the Caliph's executioners. ''Maziar'' or ''[[Mah|Mah-Izad]]-Yar'' means "protected by the ''[[yazata]]'' of the moon". ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:History of Iran]] [[Category:Persian names]]