Taʹherites (3 syl.)
. A dynasty of five kings who reigned in Khorassan for fifty-two years (820–872). So called from the founder, Tahēr, general of the Calif’s army.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.