Killing of Utamish and his secretary

قتل أوتامش وكاتبه

249 AH

In 249 al-Tabari records the killing of Utamish and his secretary 1, and he records the events of the Turkish strife at Samarra involving Wasif, Bugha and the Turkish troops at large 1.

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In 249 AH al-Tabari mentions the killing of Utamish and his secretary, and the disorder of the Turks in Samarra with Wasif, Bugha and the Turkish soldiers in general. 1

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.263
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