Musa ibn Bugha al-Kabir (died 877) was an
Abbasid
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 C ...
military leader of
Turkic origin.
Musa was the son of
Bugha al-Kabir, one of the leading Turkish generals under Caliph
al-Mu'tasim (r. 833–842). Bugha came into the caliph's service as a slave (''
ghulam'') in 819 or 820 CE, alongside his son, suggesting a birthdate earlier than this.
[Gordon (2001), p. 19] He may have participated in or at least organized the assassination of Caliph
al-Mutawakkil in 861. Upon Bugha's death in 862, Musa succeeded his father in his offices and played an important role in the troubles of the "
Anarchy at Samarra". Finally, he emerged victorious, and through his close association with the vizier and regent
al-Muwaffaq
Abu Ahmad Ṭalḥa ibn Al-Mutawakkil, Jaʿfar ibn al-Mu'tasim, Muḥammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, Hārūn al-Muwaffaq bi'Llah (; 29 November 843 – 2 June 891), better known by his as Al-Muwaffaq Billah (), was an Abbasid dynasty, Abbasid prince ...
, he became the most powerful general of the Abbasid Caliphate from 870 until his own death in 877. His sons Ahmad, Muhammad and al-Fadl likewise became senior military figures of the Caliphate, especially against the
Zanj Rebellion.
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877 deaths
Generals of the Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid governors of Jibal
Year of birth unknown
9th-century people from the Abbasid Caliphate
9th-century slaves
Slaves in the Abbasid Caliphate
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