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Yahya ibn Abdallah
Yahya ibn Abdallah was an Alid, a descendant of the Prophet through al-Hasan, who survived the failed Alid revolt at Fakhkh in 786. Around 791 he raised a rebellion in Daylam with the support of the local Justanid king, but surrendered to the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid on a promise of safety. He was later imprisoned and died in captivity.
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