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Muhammad ibn Zayd

d. 900 · 9th century

Muhammad ibn Zayd was the second ruler of the Alavid (Zaydi) state in Tabaristan, succeeding his brother Hasan ibn Zayd in 884. Governing from Amol with the support of Daylamite warriors, he held the Caspian lands against rivals and Abbasid governors. In 900 he invaded Khurasan and was defeated and killed by the Samanids near Gorgan, ending the first Alavid state.

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Alavid dynasty

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