Abu al-Aghar Khalifa ibn al-Mubarak

أبو الأغر خليفة بن المبارك

Commander of the Iraqi caravan; he fought Tayyi' a day and a night in 287, killed their amir Salih and took many captive — the pilgrims came in with heads on lances 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Abu al-Aghar Khalifa ibn al-Mubarak, amir of the Iraqi pilgrim caravan. Al-Suyuti relates that he fought the tribe of Tayy for a day and a night when they rose against the caravan in 287 AH, and that he killed their amir Salih and took many of them captive, and the pilgrims brought in the captives and the heads on lances. 2

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Tayyi's Assault on the Iraqi Pilgrim Caravan

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صالح بن مدرك· Tayyi's Assault on the Iraqi Pilgrim Caravan

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  1. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 575
  2. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.575
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صالح بن مدرك

Tayyi''s amir; he and his tribe fell on the Iraqi caravan in 289 and took loot worth a million mithqals from the pilgrims.