Mir Jafar Dasni

{{short description|Rebel of Caliph al-Mu'tasim era}}

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| name = Mir Jafar Dasni

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| other_names = {{plainlist|

• Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni
• Jafar bin Faharjis}}

| death_date = c. 841

| death_place = Abbasid Caliphate

| death_cause = Suicide (In order to avoid being captured alive, He committed suicide by drinking poison)

| date = c. 838 – 841

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| fatalities = unknown

| criminal_charge = Rebellion against State (Treason)

| criminal_penalty = None (died by drinking Poison)

| victims = unknown

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Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni ({{langx|ku|Mîr Ceferê Dasnî}}), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis, was a Kurdish leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul. After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin.M. Th. Houtsma, 1993, E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936: Volume 4 - Page 1136, Brill{{Cite book|last=Bois|first=Thomas|title=The Kurds|publisher=Khayats|year=1966|location=Beirut|pages=87}} Al-Mu'tasim in response sent an army under command of Abdullah bin Ans al-Azdi, resulting in an armed confrontation between the Arab army and Kurds. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, the Arab army proved unsuccessful, suffered heavy casualties and a number of its commanders including Abdullah's uncle Ishaq bin Ans and his father-in-law were killed.

Al-Mu'tasim had purchased a Khazar slave, called Itakh. He appointed him as commander of his army. Itakh defeated Mir Jafar's troops in 841 and killed many Kurds.Kevin Alan Brook, 2009, The Jews of Khazaria, page 184, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers Inc. In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.