The Movement of Kasahin and Ahlolkala

(The Study of Social Movement of Slaves, Zangian and Mavali of Basreh in Abdolmalek-Ibne-Marvan's Caliphate)

Ruhollah Bahrami[1]

Abstract

One of the important factors neglected seriously in the writings of Islamic historians is the movement of social and tribal minorities in the Islamic Caliphates. The prevalence of political and military issues in the writings of historians, especially in Omavid's Caliphate, has left no space for this issue. This historical negligence has made the job historians difficult to study the socio-historical nature of these movements and their causes. The movement of Kasahin and Ahloalkala and slaves of the south of Iraq—occurred during the reign of Abdol-almalek- ebne- Marvan—is among these social movements neglected in the civil wars of Muslims. This article attempts to study the social, economic and political roots of this movement and how this social movement was suppressed by Hajaj-Ibne-Yusof –e- Saqafi