Editing Ishaq al-Turk

{{Short description|8th-century rebel leader against the Abbasids}}
'''Ishaq al-Turk''' was an Iranian rebel who started a rebellion in [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] against the [[Abbasid]] Caliphate, after the murder of [[Abu Muslim]]. Ishaq was a [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]], or a [[Khurramites|Khurramite]].

After Abu Muslim's murder at the orders of [[al-Mansur]], Ishaq fled to [[Transoxania]], and declared a revolt on al-Mansur. He claimed that Abu Muslim was a [[prophet]] who was sent to reform [[Zoroastrianism]], thus starting one of many movements claiming prophethood or divinity for [[Abu Muslim Khorasani|Abu Muslim]]. He also claimed descent from [[Yahya ibn Zayd]]. The Abbasid ruler of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] had him captured and executed. His group continued to be known as al-Muslimiyya ''(followers of [[Abu Muslim Khorasani]]),'' and constitute the fundamental [[ideology]] of the sect well known as [[Babak Khorramdin|Bābak’iyyāh]] in the future.

He received the sobriquet "Turk" because of his frequent visits among the Turks of Transoxania.

== See also ==
* [[Bihafarid]]
* [[Ustadh Sis]]
* [[Mazdak]]
* [[Khurramites]]
* [[Sunpadh]]
* [[al-Muqanna]]
* [[Babak Khorramdin]]
* [[Afshin]]
* [[Mazyar|Maziar]]

== References ==

* [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/eshaq-tork Encyclopaedia Iranica, ESḤĀQ TORK]
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== External links ==

* [http://history.al-islam.com/names.asp?year=140#n753 Short Arabic biography]

[[Category:8th-century executions by the Abbasid Caliphate]]
[[Category:Iranian rebels]]
[[Category:History of Central Asia]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:8th-century Iranian people]]
[[Category:Rebels from the Abbasid Caliphate]]
[[Category:8th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate]]
[[Category:Iranian Zoroastrians]]
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