At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Egypt & Nile
In time
Summary
When al-Muwaffaq, absorbed in the Zanj war, judged Ibn Tulun's remittance insufficient, he dispatched in 263/877 a force under Musa ibn Bugha to remove him; the expedition collapsed under the soldiers' demands and the fear Ibn Tulun's forces inspired. Ibn Tulun had written to al-Muwaffaq pointing out that he had no formal jurisdiction over Egypt at all 1 2.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ahmad ibn Tulun· Abu Ahmad al-Muwaffaq· Musa ibn Bugha
People and things also explored
Ibn Kundaj intercepts al-Mu'tamid and confines him, 269· The Damascus assembly drops al-Muwaffaq from the succession; mutual cursing, 269/882-883· The division of the realm between al-Mufawwid and al-Muwaffaq· al-Muwaffaqiyya· Mosque of Ibn Tulun· Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun's revolt and flight to Barqa, 265/879· Abu Ahmad Imprisons His Son Abu al-Abbas al-Mu'tadid· Al-Muwaffaq's three wishes: Abu Dawud settles at Basra, c. 272/885
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 300-301
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 10 p. 668
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islam.museum contributors. “Musa ibn Bugha's army sent to remove Ibn Tulun dissolves, 263/877”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/musa-bugha-expedition-263/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-02.
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