Khorram-dīnān — or Khorramiyyeh Islamic sect that flourished in the 9th–11th centuries. Though they were Muslims, some members of this sect believed in transmigration of souls and in the Zoroastrian dualism of good and evil deities. Like the Shīites, they were… … Universalium
Babak Khorramdin — Bābak Khorram Dīn (Persian: بابک خرمدین; alternative spelling: Bâbak Xoramdin; 795, according to some other sources 798 January 838) was one of the main Persian [M. Whittow, The Making of Byzantium: 600 1025 , Berkley: University of California… … Wikipedia
Nakhchivan — This article is about the autonomous region. For its capital city, see Nakhchivan City. For the Armenian settlement of Nor Nakchivan, see New Nakhichevan. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası … Wikipedia
Khurramites — The Khurramites (PerB|خُرّمدينان Khorrām Dīnān Those of the Joyful Religion ; ar. خُرَّميه Khurrāmīyah ) were an Iranian religious and political movement which appeared in Āzarbāyjān and the rest of Iran in 814. An alternative name for the… … Wikipedia
Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… … Universalium
Bābak — ▪ Iranian religious leader Iranian Pāpak died 838 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,… … Universalium
Churramiten — Als Churramiten (Auch Khorramiten, persisch خُرّمدينان, DMG Khorrām Dīnān, ‚Jener der genußvollen Religion‘, arabisch خُرَّميه, DMG Khurrāmīyah) wurden in islamischen Quellen die Mazdakiten und eine Reihe von iranischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
