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Mokhtarnameh

★ 7.5 11K votes 2010–2011 1 season · 40 episodes Ended IRIB TV1
Faith & religionBelief, doubt and religious institutions.This show: 9/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10RevengeVengeance as the driving motive.This show: 8/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 7/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 7/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Fariborz ArabniaShahram Haghighat DoostKazem HajirAzadSaleh Mirza AghayiHamed MirbagheriFariba Kowsari
Starring
Fariborz ArabniaShahram Haghighat DoostKazem HajirAzadSaleh Mirza AghayiHamed MirbagheriFariba Kowsari
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About

"A sweeping historical epic of vengeance and faith"

This Iranian epic dramatizes the life of Mokhtar al-Thaqafi, a historical figure caught up in the turbulent aftermath of a pivotal seventh-century tragedy in early Islamic history. It traces his journey from bystander to avenger and leader amid political upheaval, betrayal, and shifting loyalties. The show is long, deliberate, and reverent in tone, blending court intrigue with battlefield spectacle. Production values are unusually high for the era it was made in, with elaborate costumes and sets. It rewards patience more than binge-watching, built as a slow-burn historical tapestry rather than a fast-paced thriller.

Watch it for

the ambitious production scale and its detailed recreation of a pivotal historical uprising.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing rather than a lengthy, ceremonial historical drama.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12010
7.77K401h
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Kushk e Sefid7.5
249—
▶2Khorus Jangi7.6
216—
▶3Nish e aghrab7.8
213—
▶4Asir e ghool7.7
201—
▶5Namha va nameha7.6
194—
▶6Ma ahl e kufe ...7.7
186—
▶7Khar e dajjal7.6
182—
▶8Shiran dar zanjir7.9
263—
▶9Neynava7.6
183—
▶10Khun e Khoda7.4
172—
▶11Nushdaru7.6
181—
▶12Takht e Soleiman7.5
166—
▶13Ka'abeye motalla7.4
164—
▶14Ka'abe dar atash7.5
170—
▶15Ashab e Fil7.5
163—
▶16Na'al varu7.4
163—
▶17Mihman e malakut7.6
166—
▶18Ghalaf e shekaste7.9
159—
▶19Nehzat e tavvabin7.9
167—
▶20Akharin bazi7.6
160—
▶21Doldol7.4
162—
▶22Ghiam e Mokhtar7.3
171—
▶23Ghiam e Mokhtar II7.6
166—
▶24Hokumat e ghanun7.7
162—
▶25Ettehad e shum7.7
162—
▶26Shuresh7.6
163—
▶27Dar pust e mish7.9
166—
▶28Khatereye ab7.6
168—
▶29bar khakestar tanoor8.4
299—
▶30Matarsak7.7
142—
▶31Tighe Tala7.1
131—
▶32Rastakhiz7.9
193—
▶33Dolate mostajal7.4
128—
▶34Daliran Iran: 17.5
139—
▶35Daliran Iran: 27.7
163—
▶36Khers khaleha7.8
156—
▶37Atash dar nistan7.6
134—
▶38Roya e sorkh7.6
138—
▶39Ghoolkoshi8.1
186—
▶40Parvaz9.0
31660 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Fariborz Arabnia Mokhtar ebn Abou Obeyd Saghafi (Abou Eshagh), Mokhtar Saghafi (2010-2011), Mokhtar saqafi
Shahram Haghighat Doost Ubayd Allah ibn Hur
Kazem HajirAzad Mohalab
Saleh Mirza Aghayi Jafar ibn Zubayr
Hamed Mirbagheri Sabet Ibn Mokhtar Saghafi, Vahab Nasrani, Vahab
Fariba Kowsari Omreh bent_e Noman ebn_e Bashir, Omreh (2010-2011), Omre
Nasrin Moghanloo Narieh bent_e Somrat ebn Jondab (Omme Sabet), Narieh (2010-2011), Mokhtar's wife
Jafar Dehghan Mosab ebn Zobair, Mosab ibn zobair
Hasan Mirbagheri Ebrahim Malek_e Ashtar, Ebrahim, Ebrahim (2010-2011)
Enayatallah Shafii Abdollah ebn Kamel Shakeri, Ibn Kamel
Karim Akbari Mobarakeh Ahmar ibn shomait
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh Omar ebn Saad

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