# Yahya ibn Zayd

Yahya ibn Zayd (Arabic: يحيى بن زيد, romanized: Yaḥyā ibn Zayd; 725/6–743) was the eldest son of Zayd ibn Ali, the founder of the Zaydi movement. He participated in the unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate launched by his father in 739/40, and escaped to Khurasan, where he tried with limited success to gain support for another rebellion. In 743 he was tracked down and finally killed by forces of the Umayyad governor, Nasr ibn Sayyar.

## Biography

Yahya was the oldest son of Zayd ibn Ali, a grandson of Husayn ibn Ali and thus great-great-grandson of Muhammad. His mother was Rayta, a daughter of Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya. In 739/40 Yahya joined his father's uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate in Kufa. The revolt was swiftly crushed, however, by the Umayyad governor of Iraq, Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi, and Zayd was killed. Fleeing the pursuit of al-Thaqafi, he initially found refuge at Qasr Ibn Hubayra, where he was sheltered by a member of the Umayyad dynasty, Abd al-Malik ibn Bishr ibn Marwan.
After a while, Yahya resolved to move to the eastern province of Khurasan. At Mada'in he was identified by agents of al-Thaqafi, who resumed the pursuit, but Yahya was able to elude them and reach Sarakhs in Khurasan. Khurasan was well known for the grievances of the local Muslim population, which was large and heavily militarized, against the Umayyad government in Damascus; the province was the site of major clandestine pro-Shi'a activity in the form of the Hashimiyya movement, that would birth the Abbasid Revolution that overthrew the Umayyads a few years later. Yahya evidently hoped to find support there, but this was not to be. The leader of the local Hashimiyya, Bukayr ibn Mahan, even instructed his followers not to support an uprising by Yahya, as the hidden imam of the movement had foreseen its failure and Yahya's death.
At Sarakhs, Yahya was sheltered by the pro-Shi'a partisan Yazid ibn Umar al-Taymi. During his half-year stay there, Yahya tried to gather support for another uprising, but the only ones to respond favourably were some Kharijites, whose offer he rejected on the advice of Yazid. Yahya and Yazid then went on to Balkh, from where Yahya sent an appeal to the Hashimites, the tribe of Muhammad, at Medina, castigating them for not avenging the death of his father.
In 743, the hiding place of Yahya was betrayed to al-Thaqafi, who instructed the governor of Khurasan, Nasr ibn Sayyar, to capture him. Nasr's subgovernor at Balkh, Aqul ibn Ma'qil al-Laythi, imprisoned al-Harish ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Shaybani, who had been revealed as sheltering Yahya and his followers, and tortured him to reveal his guests' whereabouts; fearing for his father's life, Harish's son betrayed them to the authorities. Yahya and his companions were brought to Nasr at Merv, but on orders from caliph al-Walid II, Nasr ordered them released. The Umayyad governor gave Yahya money and two mules and instructed him to go straight to Damascus to the caliph's court, without lingering on the way; but when Yahya reached the boundary of Khurasan at Bayhaq, he turned back, afraid of crossing into the province of his sworn enemy al-Thaqafi. This was an act of rebellion, and Umayyad troops began to move against him and his seventy followers. Yahya scored a first victory over the much more numerous Umayyads at Bushtaniqan, in which the governor of Nishapur, Amr ibn Zurara al-Qushayri, was killed.
After the battle, Yahya moved to Herat and Guzgan, the numbers of his followers rising to 150 along the way, but still far inferior to the forces mobilized against him by Nasr. The Umayyad army, commanded by Salm ibn Ahwaz al-Mazini, caught up with Yahya at the village of Arghuya. After a three-day combat, the rebels were defeated; most of them were killed, as was Yahya, who was hit by an arrow in the head. Yahya's head was cut off and sent to Damascus, where it was publicly exhibited, while his body was crucified at the gates of the provincial capital, Anbar.
The comparative genealogy of the Abbasid caliphs with their rival Zaydi imams :
Abbasids :
* Caliphs of the Abbasid Caliphate
* Caliphs of Cairo
* Zaydi imams
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿHāshīm | ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿHāshīm | ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿHāshīm | ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿHāshīm |
| | | | | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʾAbū Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | Abū'l-Fādl al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib |
| | | | | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Hibr al-Ummah ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Khātam al-Nabiyyin Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | | | Hussayn ibn Ali | Hussayn ibn Ali | Hussayn ibn Ali | Hussayn ibn Ali | Hussayn ibn Ali | Hussayn ibn Ali | | | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | Abū'l-Qāsīm Muḥammad al-Hānafīyya | | | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Sajjad | | | | | | |
| Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | | | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | Ali al-Sajjad (Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn) | | | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | Abū Hāshīm ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad | | | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | Muḥammad "al-Imām" 716/7 - 743 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī 750–754 | | | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 | Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī 750–751 |
| ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | | | Zayd ibn Ali | Zayd ibn Ali | Zayd ibn Ali | Zayd ibn Ali | Zayd ibn Ali | Zayd ibn Ali | | | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | Ibrāhim (Ebrāheem) "al-Imām" 743 - 749 | | | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū Jāʿfar ʿAbd Allāh al-Mānṣūr $^{(2)}$ r. 754–775 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh as-Saffāh $^{(1)}$ r. 750–754 | | | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" | Mūsā ibn Muḥammad "al-Imām" |
| Nafsū'zZakiyya | Nafsū'zZakiyya | Nafsū'zZakiyya | Nafsū'zZakiyya | Nafsū'zZakiyya | Nafsū'zZakiyya | | | Yahya ibn Zayd | Yahya ibn Zayd | Yahya ibn Zayd | Yahya ibn Zayd | Yahya ibn Zayd | Yahya ibn Zayd | | | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | Abū Muslīm al-Khurāsānī 748–755 | | | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Muḥammad al-Mahdī $^{(3)}$ r. 775–785 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | Jāʿfar 762–764 | | | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 | ʿĪsā ibn Mūsā 750–765 |
| ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī (ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad) | | | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | Ibrāhīm ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmīl ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thannā | | | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mu'thallath $^{ibnḤasanal-Mu'thannā}$ | | | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | Hārūn ar-Rāshīd $^{(5)}$ r. 786–809 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | ʿMūsā al-Hādī $^{(4)}$ r. 785–786 | | | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd | Mūsā Ismā'īl Dā'wūd |
| Sulaymān | Sulaymān | Sulaymān | Sulaymān | Sulaymān | Sulaymān | | | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā | | | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | Ibrāhīm Ṭabāṭabā | | | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim $^{(8)}$ r. 833–842 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | Abd Allāh al-Ma'mun $^{(7)}$ r. 813–833 | | | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 | Muḥammad al-Amin $^{(6)}$ r. 809–813 |
| Sūlaymān | Sūlaymān | Sūlaymān | Sūlaymān | Sūlaymān | Sūlaymān | | | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | Idrīs the Elder ibn ʿAbd Allāh | | | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Muḥammad ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | | | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Jāʿfar al-Mutawakkil $^{(10)}$ r. 847–861 | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Mu'tasim | | | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 | Hārūn al-Wathiq $^{(9)}$ r. 842–847 |
| Mūsā II | Mūsā II | Mūsā II | Mūsā II | Mūsā II | Mūsā II | | | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | Idrīs ibn Idrīs | | | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | Muḥammad al-Muntasir $^{(11)}$ r. 861–862 | | | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Ṭalḥa al-Muwaffaq 870–891 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | Aḥmad al-Musta'in $^{(12)}$ r. 862–866 | | | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 | Muḥammad al-Muhtadi $^{(14)}$ r. 869–870 |
| Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Ismāʿīl ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | | | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | Al-Qāsīm ar-Rassī ibn IbrāhīmṬabāṭabā | | | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | Ibrahim al-Mu'ayyad 850–861 | | | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tadid $^{(16)}$ r. 892–902 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | Muḥammad al-Mu'tazz $^{(13)}$ r. 866–869 | | | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 | Aḥmad al-Mu'tamid $^{(15)}$ r. 870–892 |
| Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | Muḥammad ibn Yūsūf Al-Ukhayḍhir | | | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | $^{Abūʾl-ḤusaynAl-Hādīilāʾl-Ḥaqq}$ Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn | | | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | ʿAlī al-Muktafī $^{(17)}$ r. 902–908 | | | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir $^{(18)}$ r. 908–929, 929–932 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | Muḥammad al-Qāhir $^{(19)}$ r. 929, 932–934 | | | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 | Jāʿfar al-Mufawwid 875–892 |
| Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib | | | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mustakfī $^{(22)}$ r. 944–946 | | | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | Al-Faḍl al-Mutīʿ $^{(23)}$ r. 946–974 | | | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Ishāq ibn Jāʿfar al-Muqtadir | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | Muḥammad al-Rādī $^{(20)}$ r. 934–940 | | | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 | Ībrāhīm al-Muttaqī $^{(21)}$ r. 940–944 |
| Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlīyyū'l-Murtaḍžā | | | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn | | | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Ṭāʾiʿ $^{(24)}$ r. 974–991 | | | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | Aḥmad al-Qāʿdīr $^{(25)}$ r. 991–1031 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā | | | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | | | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | Al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn | | | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʿīm $^{(26)}$ r. 1031–1075 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan ibn Zayd | | | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | Al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | | | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a ibn Zayd | | | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | Muḥammad Dhakīrat ad-Dīn 1039–1056 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ḥasan | | | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf | | | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | ʿUmar ibn Yaḥyā ibn al-Ḥusayn Dhu'l-Dam'a | | | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūqtādī $^{(27)}$ r. 1075–1094 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Kabīr}$ Hasan ibn Zayd | | | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | $^{Al-Dāʿīal-Ṣaghīr}$ Muhammad ibn Zayd | | | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | Yaḥyā ibn ʿUmar | | | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 | Aḥmad al-Mūstāzhīr $^{(28)}$ r. 1094–1118 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | $^{Al-Nāṣirliʾl-Ḥāqq}$ Hasan al-Utrush | | | | | | | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 | Al-Faḍl al-Mūstārshīd $^{(29)}$ r. 1118–1135 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | Al-Mānṣūr al-Rāshīd $^{(30)}$ r. 1135–1136 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | Muḥammad al-Mūqtāfī $^{(31)}$ r. 1136–1160 | | | | | | | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | Alī ibn al-Faḍl al-Qabī | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | Yūsuf al-Mūstānjīd $^{(32)}$ r. 1160–1170 | | | | | | | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | al-Hāsān ibn Alī | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | Al-Hāssān al-Mūstādī' $^{(33)}$ r. 1170–1180 | | | | | | | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | Abū Bakr ibn al-Hāsān | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | Aḥmad al-Nāsīr $^{(34)}$ r. 1180–1225 | | | | | | | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | Abi 'Alī al-Hāsān ibn Abū Bakr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | Muḥammad az-Zāhīr $^{(35)}$ r. 1225–1226 | | | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | Malīka'zZāhīr Rūkn ad-Dīn Baybars r. 1260–1277 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | Al-Mānsūr al-Mūstānsīr $^{(36)}$ r. 1226–1242 | | | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad al-Mūstānsīr $^{(1)}$ r. 1261 | | | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim I $^{(2)}$ r. 1262–1302 |
| | | | | | | | | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | ʿAbd Allāh al-Mūstā'sīm $^{(37)}$ r. 1242–1258 | | | | | | | | | | | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī I $^{(3)}$ r. 1302–1340 | | | | | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh | Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allāh |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | Abū'l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Hakim II $^{(5)}$ r. 1341–1352 | | | | | | | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Abū Bakr al-Mu'tadid I $^{(6)}$ r. 1352–1362 | | | | | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 | Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Wāṯiq I $^{(4)}$ r. 1340–1341 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil I $^{(7)}$ r. 1362–1377, 1377–1383, 1389–1406 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | Abū Yāḥyā Zakariyāʾ al-Musta'sim $^{(8)}$ r. 1377, 1386–1389 | | | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 | Abū Ḥafs ʿUmar al-Wāṯiq II $^{(9)}$ r. 1383–1386 |
| Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | Abū'l-Faḍl al-ʿAbbās al-Musta'īn $^{(10)}$ r. 1406–1414 Sultan of Egypt r. 1412 | | | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | Abū'l-Fatḥ Dāwud al-Mu'tadīd II $^{(11)}$ r. 1414–1441 | | | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | Abū'r-Rabīʿ Sulaymān al-Mustakfī II $^{(12)}$ r. 1441–1451 | | | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Yaʿqūb ibn Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil ʿalā'Llāh | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | Abū'l-Baqāʾ Ḥamza al-Qāʾim $^{(13)}$ r. 1451–1455 | | | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 | Abū'l-Maḥāsin Yūsuf al-Mustanjid $^{(14)}$ r. 1455–1479 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | Abū'l-ʿIzz ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil II $^{(15)}$ r. 1479–1497 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | Abū'ṣ-Ṣabr Yaʿqūb al-Mustamsik $^{(16)}$ r. 1497–1508, 1516–1517 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | Muḥammad al-Mutawakkil III $^{(17)}$ r. 1508–1516, 1517 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Legacy

Yahya's death shocked the Shi'a partisans in Khurasan, and the cry for revenge was a major motive for the Hahsimiyya during the Abbasid Revolution, partly in atonement for their failure to support him. The death of Yahya and his father, which eliminated two of the most prominent candidates of the anti-Umayyad Alid legitimist cause, likely accelerated the turn of the Khurasan Hashimiyya, which had been operating semi-independently until then on behalf of the Alids in general, towards accepting the leadership of the Abbasids. The Abbasids and their agents in Khurasan were certainly aware of the grief caused by Yahya's death and sought to exploit it; even the adoption of black as the colour of the Abbasids and their followers was attributed, in one tradition, to a sign of mourning for Yahya's death. Likewise, after the initial success of the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan its military commander, Abu Muslim, ordered the execution of all persons involved in Yahya's death, while Yahya's body was recovered from the cross and given a proper burial at Anbar. His tomb later became a popular site of pilgrimage. Yahya came to be regarded as an imam by the Zaydi Shi'a, and imamzadeh shrines are devoted to his memory in some Iranian cities, including Gonbad-e Kavus, Gorgan, Meyami, Sabzevar, Sarpol and Varamin.

## Gallery

* Imamzadeh shrine to Yahya ibn Zayd in Azizabad, Iran
* Imamzadeh shrine to Yahya ibn Zayd in Sarpol, Iran
* Imamzadeh shrine to Yahya ibn Zayd in Meyami, Iran