Mazdak was born in estakhr (now known as Shiraz) in times of a peaceful sassanid king Gobad. For that he could preach his ideas of freedom, equality and fairness for all. He fought for the poor and asked for equality. He was a zarthutrian and indeed believed truly in god. He shared many ideas of Marx in his words but differences in illusions and theories.
However, Mazdak's actions weren't so pleasant regarding to the Zoroastrians clergies. They confronted king gobad for not reacting towards him and so he was imprisoned somewhere in khusestan. Siavash rescued him and so he had no chance for his thrown but to hit on mazdak and the mazdakians. His third son, Anoushirvan who didn't approve of them from the very beginning had the job done. Now a thousand and three hundred years later, we know a man who called for equality and help towards the lower classes of the society.
He was a socialist.
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