Bugha, mawla of al-Mu'tasim (Bugha the Elder)
بُغا مولى المعتصم (بُغا الكبير)
Bugha, mawla of al-Mu'tasim bi'llah (the Elder); in al-Baladhuri from Bardha'a's people: while governor of Armenia, Adharbayjan and Shimshat he rebuilt Shamkur in year 240 after the Sawardiyya had ruined it, settling in it people who came out to him from the Khazars under safe-conduct desiring Islam, transferring Bardha'a's merchants to it and naming it al-Mutawakkiliyya.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Connections
People and things also explored
The Khazars· المتوكل على الله· Armenia· Arran· Jurzan (Kartli/Iberia)· Shamkur (al-Mutawakkiliyya)· Bugha al-Kabir's Pacification of the Armenian March· Bugha's Rebuilding of Shamkur as al-Mutawakkiliyya
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Bugha, mawla of al-Mu'tasim (Bugha the Elder)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/bugha-al-kabir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.