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Mazdak
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Mazdak (, , also known as Mazdak Bamdadan; died c. 524 or 528) was an Iranian mobad (priest) and social reformer who rose to prominence during the reign of the Sasanian emperor Kavadh I. He instituted a religious and social movement known as Mazdakism, which preached a dualistic cosmology and social welfare programs, including the communal ownership of property and, controversially, women (interpreted by some scholars as a reaction against the harem system).
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Mazdak (450–531) was a male philosopher and politician who adhered to the religion of Mazdakism. He was a student of Zaradust-e Khuragen and lived a vegetarian lifestyle. His manner of death was capital punishment. The Pauly–Wissowa source provides a description of him.
The name Mazdak is also associated with other individuals and entities. An author named Mazdak Nik-Bakht has four works listed, including volumes from the Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference in 2023 and 2021. A separate musical artist named Mazdak is identified as a male person from El Cerrito. This artist has 19 listeners and a playcount of 71.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023, Volume 5
- Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023, Volume 3
- Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023, Volume 4
- Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- El Cerrito
Discography
- Sonic Within2010
- Forsaken Clouds2023
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19
- Total plays
- 71
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mazdak">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Mazdak
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- American College of Rheumatology guidelines for screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis
· 2012 · cited 1,250x
- A comprehensive review of solid particle erosion modeling for oil and gas wells and pipelines applications
· 2014 · cited 503x
- Stimuli-responsive nanogel composites and their application in nanomedicine
· 2015 · cited 502x
- Correlation Between Upstream Human Activities and Riverine Antibiotic Resistance Genes
· 2012 · cited 484x
- Phase-plate cryo-EM structure of a class B GPCR–G-protein complex
· 2017 · cited 465x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Clergy.name
- Mazdak
- Clergy.native_name
- مزدک
- Clergy.native_name_lang
- fa
- Clergy.image
- The Iranian prophet Mazdak being executed.png
- Clergy.caption
- Illustration of the execution of Mazdak from a copy of the Shahnameh
- Clergy.birth_name
- Mazdak Bamdadan
- Clergy.birth_place
- Mazariya, Pasa or Istakhr
- Clergy.death_date
- 524 or 528 (Other say 529 or 531)
- Clergy.death_place
- Ctesiphon
- Clergy.death_cause
- Execution
- Clergy.other_names
- Mazdaku, Mazdaka, Mazhdaq
- Clergy.years_active
- 480s - 520s
- Clergy.occupation
- Mobad, Social Reformer
- Clergy.known_for
- Mazdakism
- Clergy.spouse
- Hamzah (daughter of Fadeh)
- Clergy.parents
- Bamdad (father)
- Clergy.religion
- Zoroastrianism (Mazdakite sect)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- politician
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Student of
- Zaradust-e Khuragen
- Image
- The Iranian prophet Mazdak being executed.png
Show 5 more facts
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- date of death
- 0531-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- date of birth
- 0450-00-00
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Name
- Background and Origins
- Social and Religious Context
- Mazdak and Kavadh I
- Teachings
- Theology
- Social Principles
- The Debate and Execution
- Followers
- Jewish tradition
- Historicity
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Mazdak (, , also known as Mazdak Bamdadan; died c. 524 or 528) was an Iranian mobad (priest) and social reformer who rose to prominence during the reign of the Sasanian emperor Kavadh I. He instituted a religious and social movement known as Mazdakism, which preached a dualistic cosmology and social welfare programs, including the communal ownership of property and, controversially, women (interpreted by some scholars as a reaction against the harem system).
Although initially supported by King Kavadh I to weaken the power of the nobility and clergy, Mazdak and his followers were eventually purged by Kavadh's son, Khosrow I (Anushiravan). His ideology survived in various forms, influencing later movements such as the Khurramites. == Name == The name Mazdak is derived from the Old Iranian word Mazda (as in Ahura Mazda), meaning "wise" or "wisdom". In Avestan, it is an attribute of God. The name appears in various forms in historical texts, including Mazdaku, Mazdaka, and Mazhdaq. The earliest historical attestation of a related name dates to the 8th century BC in the inscriptions of Sargon II of Assyria, referring to Median chieftains, though this predates the Sasanian figure by over a millennium.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mazdak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.