Khurramites
Iranian religious and political movement (8th c.) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Khorramdin" redirects here. Not to be confused with Babak Khorramdin.
The Khurramites (Persian: خرمدینان Khorram-Dīnân, meaning "those of the Joyful Religion") were an Iranian[1][2][3] religious and political movement with its roots in the Zoroastrian movement of Mazdakism.[3] An alternative name for the movement is the Muḥammira (Arabic: محمرة, "Red-Wearing Ones"; in Persian: سرخجامگان Sorkh-Jâmagân), a reference to their symbolic red dress.[citation needed]
The Qizilbash ("Red-Heads") of the 16th century – a religious and political movement in Iranian Azerbaijan that helped to establish the Safavid dynasty – were reportedly the "spiritual descendants of the Khurramites".[4]