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Wasif al-Turki | |
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| Born | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | October 29, 867 Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate now Iraq |
| Allegiance | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Service | Abbasid Turkic regiment |
| Years of service | c. 830s – 867 |
| Battles / wars | Abbasid Conquest of Faruriyyah |
| Children | Salih ibn Wasif |
Wasif al-Turki (Arabic: وصيف التركي) (died October 29, 867) was a Turkic general in the service of the Abbasid Caliphate. He played a central role in the events that followed the assassination of al-Mutawakkil in 861, known as the Anarchy at Samarra. During this period he and his ally Bugha al-Sharabi were often in effective control of affairs in the capital,[1] and were responsible for the downfall of several caliphs and rival officials. After Wasif was killed in 867, his position was inherited by his son Salih.
- ^ Sourdel 1960, p. 1351