The revolt of al-'Abbas ibn 'Amr al-Ghanawi from Basra

خروج العباس بن عمرو الغنوي من البصرة

287 AH

In 287 al-Tabari mentions the departure from Basra of al-'Abbas ibn 'Amr al-Ghanawi, as it is reported, with the troops attached to him and Basra volunteers, toward Abu Sa'id al-Janabi and the Qarmatians who had joined him. He met Abu Sa'id 1.

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In 287 AH al-Tabari mentions the rising of al-Abbas ibn Amr al-Ghanawi from Basra, as it was said, with the troops joined to him and the volunteers of Basra. His aim was Abu Sa'id al-Janabi and those who had joined him of the Qarmatis, and he met Abu Sa'id. 1

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  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.10 p.77
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