At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Ashinas al-Turki, a client of al-Mu'tasim. 1
In al-Baladhuri
Al-Mu'tasim gave him the palace of al-Rashid at al-Qatul. Then he settled him, with the commanders that were attached to him, in Karkh Firuz at Samarra. 1
In al-Suyuti
Al-Suyuti says that al-Wathiq appointed him as sultan over the state in 228 AH, and clothed him in two jewelled sashes and a jewelled crown. He says: "I think he was the first caliph to appoint a sultan." 2
In al-Mas'udi
Al-Mas'udi says that al-Mu'tasim and his Turkish companions granted him the place known as Karkh Samarra. 3
Notes
- Three sources each give one side of him. Al-Suyuti's report may need review; in the entity's data it is combined with that of al-Baladhuri. It needs an additional source.
Connections
People and things also explored
al-Mu'tasim Abu Ishaq ibn al-Rashid· al-Wathiq· Harun al-Rashid· Samarra· Al-Wathiq installs Ashinas al-Turki over the sultanate· The Garrisoning of Sur man Ra'a (Samarra)
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.529
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.445
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islam.museum contributors. “Ashinas al-Turki”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ashinas-al-turki/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.