The killing of Kanjur

مقتل كنجور

259 AH

In the year 259 al-Tabari mentions the killing of Kanjur, governor of Kufa, who left for Samarra without permission; when ordered to return he refused 1.

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In 259 AH al-Tabari mentions the killing of Kanjur, the governor of Kufa. He had left it for Samarra without permission, and when he was ordered to return he refused. 1

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.502
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