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 Babak 

Hi, Parthian Shot. I'm wondering what your objection is to al-Tabari's account of Babak riding to his execution on an elephant and why you say he was betrayed by al-Afshin when al-Afshin was the prominent Abbasid general who defeated Babak? Best Wishes  

Hi Galador - He was betrayed by Afshin, since both were Iranian, and were fighting for a common cause, i.e. to end the Arab rule in Iran. I believe most comprehensive article has been written by Professor Gh. H. Yousefi, for Encyclopaedia Iranica link and choose the entry B, number: 2060: BĀBAK KHORRAMĪ . Regards  (Talk)  "