Person
Basasiri
Turkish former slave and general in Iraq
b. 1010 CE – d. 1059 CE
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Basasiri (died 1059) is a Turkish slave who rose to become a general in Iraq, and stages a revolt against the Seljuks.
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Moran, J. (2017). Basasiri. History Atlas. Retrieved 6 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/basasiri/
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