Analyzing the political activities of Abū Ṭālib Akhir (died 520) in Iran and Yemen

The Abū Ṭālib Akhir (died 520) was a descendant of Sayyid Mu'ayyad Billah and an influential political figure of Zaydīyya, who started his uprising in Gilan in 502. He wanted to extend his Invitation and Imamate to ʻUmān and Yemen. The main question of the article is what political and military developments in Gilan and Deylam region have been caused by Abū Ṭālib's rise to power. And his relationships and correspondence with the Zaydīs and his extra-regional activities, to what extent were they influential in establishing his Imamate? It seems that the Abū Ṭālib Akhir, who was a scholar and a prolific mujāhid, was able to control the chaotic situation of these regions to some extent by examining the political situation in Gilan, ʻUmān and Yemen. However, due to various reasons, his uprising did not come to an end. By examining the political and military activities of Abū Ṭālib in different regions, this research has analyzed and evaluated Abū Ṭālib's motivation and goal of the uprising. In this article, by referring to historical data and sources and by describing and analyzing historical data, the problems and challenges faced by Abū Ṭālib were examined in order to show his role in establishing the context for the beginning of the second period of the Yemen Zaydīyya. The findings of the research show that Zaydīyya in Gilan and Deylam did not have much cohesion. It was also found that Abū Ṭālib was not able to control the turbulent situation of Yemen from afar because Yemen was faced with tribal prejudices and jealousies of the Zaydi nobles.