Bābak

Iranian religious leader

Also known as: Pāpak

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Iranian:: Pāpak

Died:: 838

Also Known As:: Pāpak

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Bābak (died 838) was the leader of the Iranian Khorram-dīnān, a religious sect that arose following the execution of Abū Muslim, who had rebelled against the ʿAbbāsid caliphate. Denying that Abū Muslim was dead, the sect predicted that he would return to spread justice throughout the world. Bābak led a new revolt against the ʿAbbāsids that was put down in 837.

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