The investigation, headed by Mu'tasim's trusted Turkish…

October 838 CE

The investigation, headed by Mu'tasim's trusted Turkish general Ashinas following the discovery of the conspiracy to assassinate Mu'tasim and place his nephew al-Abbas on the throne, results in the execution of most conspirators.

This is broadened into a virtual purge of the army, in which the hitherto dominant Khurasani element is replaced with Mu'tasim's favored Turks.

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Samarra' Salah ad Din Iraq View →

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Afshin View → Ashinas View → Theophilos (emperor) View → al-Mu'tasim View →

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Iranian peoples View → Arab people View → Persian people View → Zoroastrians View → Khorasan, Greater View → Oghuz Turks View → Islam View → Khurramites View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty View → Abbasid Caliphate (Samarra) View →

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Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Islamic Golden Age View → Iconoclastic period, second View → Khurramites' Revolt View → Byzantine-Muslim War of 830-41 View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View → Theology View → Christology View →

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