ثورة البشمور (216-217 هـ 831–832 م)‎

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The Beshmour Revolution is the largest and last revolution in the history of Islamic Egypt against the Abbasid caliphate, during the reign of the Caliph "Al Ma'moun" 198 - 218 AH (814 - 833 AD) and the mandate of "Isa bin Mansour" 215 - 217 AH (830 - 832 AD).

The people of the face of the sea revolted all the Arand Copts, on the authority of "Issa bin Mansour, " in Jumada I in 216 AH (831 AD), and took off state workers, and declared disobedience, because of increased ess, and exhaustion of many taxes and various financial burdens.

The Arand Egyptians (Muslims and Christians) took part in this revolution, and they became a force so important that Egypt and Issa ibn Mansour did not succeed in resisting the masses of revolutionaries.

And the suppression of the revolution, but its seriousness called for the arrival of the Caliph Al-Ma'mun to Egypt.

The caliph al-Ma'mun himself introduced himself and his commander was able to beat the Peshmurans.

They came down to the rule of the caliph.

He ruled by killing men and selling women and children.

This revolution was the last revolution of Copts in Egypt during the reign of Alo Uh Ar