Talha ibn Tahir

Talha ibn Tahir (طلحة بن طاهر) (died 828) was the Tahirid governor of Khurasan from 822 until his death.

In 822 Tahir ibn Husayn, who had taken control of Khurasan the previous year, died. According to some reports, the caliph Al-Ma'mun at first supporting replacing him with Talha's brother Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, but the latter was occupied with rebels in Al Jazira, so Talha was confirmed as governor of eastern Iran instead.

Talha's rule is mostly known for his campaigns in Sistan, another province under his rule, against the local Kharijites, who were led by a Hamza ibn Adharak. Fighting between the two continued until 828, when both Hamza and Talha died. Talha was succeeded in his post by his brother Abdallah.

References

Bosworth, C.E. (1975). "The Ṭāhirids and Ṣaffārids". In Frye, R.N. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 90–135. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.

Preceded by Tahir ibn Husayn	Emir of the Tahirids 822–828	Succeeded by Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani

Tahirid dynasty

Early members	Ruzaiq Mus'ab Husayn ibn Mus'ab

In Baghdad (820–891)	Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Mus'abi Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim Abdallah ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir Sulayman ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir Muhammad ibn Tahir (II) Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir

In Khurasan (821–873)	Tahir ibn Husayn Talha ibn Tahir Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani Tahir (II) ibn Abdallah Muhammad ibn Tahir (II)

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