Abu'l-Sarāyā al-Sarī ibn Manṣūr al-Shaybānī (d. 18 October 815) was leader of a Zaydi revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate in Kufa and Iraq in 815.
At one point, the rebels threatened even Baghdad, but the Abbasid general Harthama ibn A'yan drove them back to Kufa in a series of victories.
Forced to abandon Kufa in late August, Abu'l-Saraya and his followers tried to flee, but were pursued, defeated, and captured.
The uprising continued in the Hejaz for a few months under Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq as anti-caliph at Mecca, until this too was suppressed by the Abbasid troops.
[2] Indeed, modern scholars suggest that Abu'l-Saraya was not motivated by pro-Alid zeal, but merely saw the Alids as a tool to gain power.
[1][7] At Wasit, Abu'l-Saraya's men scored another victory against the local governor, Abdallah ibn Sa'id al-Harashi, who had to retreat to Baghdad with heavy losses.
[12] Harthama moved against the rebels on the day after Eid al-Fitr (15 May), sending his lieutenant, Ali ibn Abi Sa'id, against al-Mada'in.
[13] Apprised of the fall of al-Mada'in, Abu'l-Saraya ordered the retreat from Nahr Sarsar to Qasr Ibn Hubayra on the night of 7/8 June.
[8] Harthama defeated Abu'l-Saraya's forces at Qaryat Shahi outside Kufa, while Ali ibn Abi Sa'id, recaptured Wasit and moved against Basra.
Muhammad and his remaining followers withdrew to the shores of the Red Sea and for a few months clashed with the Abbasid troops, until they surrendered against a promise of pardon in July 816.