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The killing of Bugha al-Sharabi

مقتل بغا الشرابي

254 AH

In the year 254 Bugha al-Sharabi was killed. Al-Mu'tazz ordered that his head be brought, and Walid al-Maghribi killed him 1 2.

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In 254 AH Bugha al-Sharabi was killed. Al-Tabari says that the caliph al-Mu'tazz ordered his head brought, and that Walid al-Maghribi was the one who killed him. 1 2

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.379
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.380
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