Mir Jafar Dasni
Mir Jafar bin Mir Hasan Dasni (Kurdish: Mîr Ceferê Dasnî, Arabic: الأمير جعفر بن الأمير حسن الداسني), also known as Jafar bin Faharjis, was a Yezidi leader who in 838 launched an uprising against Abbasid Caliph al-Mutasim in the area north of Mosul.[1] After being defeated at Babagesh he resided in castles in Dasin, a vast area in north-central Ezidkhan (Kurdistan).[2] Mutasim 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.
Mutassim 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 Yazidis.[3] In order to avoid being captured alive, Mir Jafar committed suicide by drinking poison.