The Sedition at Tarsus

الفتنة بطرسوس

279 AH

In 279 al-Tabari records the sedition at Tarsus, a bloody encounter between Muhammad ibn Musa al-A'raj and Makhnun, the youth of Raghib; then Khumarawayh released Raghib and appointed Ahmad ibn Tughan over the frontier districts. 1 2

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In 279 AH al-Tabari mentions the strife at Tarsus, which was a clash between Muhammad ibn Musa al-A'raj and Makhnun, the slave of Raghib. 1

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Then Khumarawayh released Raghib and appointed Ahmad ibn Tughan over the frontiers. 2

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Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.10 p.28
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.10 p.29
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