Behafarid

8th-century Persian Zoroastrian heresiarch
Person human Q4880656
Behafarid
Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Abū al-Rayḥān al- (0973-1050). Auteur du texte · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Behafarid

Summary

Behafarid is a human[1]. His place of birth was Khaf[2]. He worked as a religious leader[3] and heresiarch[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Behafarid was born in Khaf[2].
  • Behafarid held citizenship in Iran[6].
  • Behafarid's professions included religious leader[3].
  • Behafarid's professions included heresiarch[4].
  • Behafarid's religion is recorded as Zoroastrianism[7].
  • Behafarid's religion is recorded as Islam[8].
  • Behafarid's image is recorded as Al-Āṯār al-bāqiya ʿan al-qurūn al-ẖāliya Folio 230.jpg[9].
  • Behafarid is recorded as male[10].
  • Behafarid's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Behafarid's Commons category is recorded as Behafarid[12].
  • Behafarid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046zm_[13].
  • Behafarid's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1215pbj7[14].
  • Behafarid's Iranica ID is recorded as behafarid-zoroastrian-heresiarch-and-self-styled-prophet-killed-131-748-49[15].
  • Behafarid's significant person is recorded as Abu Muslim al Khorasani[16].
  • Behafarid's TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID is recorded as bihaferidiyye[17].

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Origins and Family

Behafarid was born in Khaf[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include religious leader[3] and heresiarch[4].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Zoroastrianism[7], a religion[18], in India[19] and Islam[8], a major religious group[20], founded in 0631[21].

Why It Matters

Behafarid ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Behafarid born?

Behafarid was born in Khaf[2].

What did Behafarid do for work?

Behafarid worked as religious leader[3] and heresiarch[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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