Buna al-Saghir

بنا الصغير

Buna al-Saghir, al-Mutawakkil's mawla; he fought the rebel Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith, took him to Samarra, and razed Marand's wall and palace.

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Buna al-Saghir, a client of the amir of the believers al-Mutawakkil. He fought Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith the Kharijite in Azerbaijan in his revolt, until he overcame him and carried him to Samarra. He demolished the wall of Marand and its palace. 1

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Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith's Revolt

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Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith· Marand· Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith's Revolt

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith

Muhammad ibn al-Ba'ith ibn Halbas, lord of Marand in Azerbaijan; he fortified it and raised palaces, broke away under al-Mutawakkil, and Buna al-Saghir took him to Samarra and razed his works — the Ba'ithids of Utayb ibn Amr of Asad ibn Rabi'a; al-Tabari records his flight in 234 AH.