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Mardavij or Maj (also spelled as '''Mardaviz''', '''Mardavich''', '''Mardavige''', and '''Mardavaz'''), was the founder of Ziyarids who successfully defeated the Abbasid's army firstly in Hamadan (in the midwest of Iran ), and finally in Kashan and Isfahan (the central cities of the country). On December 2 , 931 , Maj arrived in Isfahan, declared himself Amir or the King of Iran and made Isfahan the capital of his kingdom. LIFE Although the exact birth-date of Maj is unknown, it is speculated that he was born around 890 when Amr Laith Saffar ( 879 - 901 ) and Nasr_I_of_Samanid ruled in Seistan and Khorasan respectively. Some reports say that his birthplace was in Daylaman (in northwestern Iran) or somewhere in Gilan or Mazandaran (also known as Tabaristan at the time). Daylaman, Gilan and Mazanderan are the historic regions of northern Iran, where Iranian Civilization had flourished in the beginning of the first millennium BC. Any research work on the early life of Maj is a very complicated task and requires time and space. There is, however, some evidence that indicates the Ziyarids belonged to the together, and for some hundred years followers of other religions ( Zoroastrianism , which included different heterodox branches such as the Mazdakites, the Zurvanites and Gayomardian , Christianity , Judaism , class="copylinks">Manichaeism Etc.) Were Still More Than Muslims. Some Scholars Indicate That Maj Adopted The [[Ismailite faith. (The Ismailite faith is a sect of the Shi'ite branch of Islam, and it came into existence after the death of the sixth imam, Jafar_as_Sadiq , in 765 , and his son Ismail was accepted as successor only by a group of people, who became known as Ismailis). In reality however, Maj harboured Zoroastrian sympathies and may have practiced the religion of ancient Persia, as he showed himself hostile towards Mohammedans during his conquest of northern Iran, and expressed his wishes to see a return to the Empire of the Persians and Zoroastrianism, after ousting the Arabs and their Mohammedan faith. (See below). BATTLES Around 913 , Maj joined the army of Asfar Shiruyeh (ASF). ASF, a native of Larijan and a devout Zoroastrian, who claimed descent from Shiruyeh (also called as Kavadh II ), the patricidal son and successor of Khosrau II or from Shahrbaraz , a Sassanian general and the usurper of the Sassanid throne for a short time who was succeeded by Queen Regent 1, the daughter of Khosrau II of Persia. His name, Asfar, was possibly derived from the Persian term of Asb-bar, ("horseman" or "horse rider"). ASF was a general in the service of Alavian family who ruled Tabaristan at the time. During the Abbasid Caliphate , Alavians lived in the mountainous areas of Daylam and tried to resist the Arab Caliphs influence in Iran. Consequently, the unity of Daylamian and Alavian was founded. Later, ASF took advantage of a rebellion in the Samanid army and seized power in Gurgan (prestly called Golestan ) in northern Iran. ASF also took Amol , Ghazvin , Zanjan , and the city of Rayy and appointed Maj as the governor of Zanjan. In 927 , due to some radical behaviors by ASF a powerful opposition emerged against him and the next year Maj joined this opposition, defeated ASF, and took over all regions which were ruled by ASF. And that was the time when Maj officially founded the Ziyarid dynasty. Shortly after, Maj organized an army of Iranian to encounter the Abbasid Caliph first in Hamadan and Kashan , and finally in Isfahan. AGENDA On December 2, 931, Maj arrived in Isfahan, named himself the Amir of Iran and made Isfahan his capital. From the advent of Islam until Maj's arrival, Isfahan had been under the jurisdiction of the Arabs, and was favored by Mansur , one of the Abbassid Caliphs during his rule. Once in Isfahan, Maj declared his ruling agenda and asked Iranians to help him to revive the Persian Empire and its Zoroastrian traditions. The reliable evidence indicate that in February 932 , after about three centuries, Maj and his court celebrated Sadeh in Isfahan and many Iranians observed Sadeh again. HIS DEATH In 935 , only four years after entering Isfahan, and shortly before Nowruz festivities, Maj was assassinated by his Turkish slaves, Tuzun and Bajkam who fled to Baghdad . After his assassination, the family of Buwayhid (Persian: ''All-e-Buyeh''), the followers of Maj completed his mission. MARDAVIZ DOME Mardaviz Dome (Persian: ''Gonbad-e-Mardaviz'') is located in the north east of Amin Abbad Borough in the city of Ray , south of Tehran . MARDAVIZ AVENUE Mardaviz Avenue and Mardaviz District (Persian: ''Mahalleh-e-Mardaviz'') can be also found in the south of Farabi Street in Isfahan. REFERENCES
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