- The
Ushrusaniyya (Arabic: ٱلْأُشْرُوسَنْيَّة, romanized: al-
Ushrūsaniyya) were a
regiment in the
regular army of the
Abbasid Caliphate.
Formed in the early...
-
famously the Turks, as well as the
Khurasani Ishtakhaniyya,
Faraghina and
Ushrusaniyya regiments) or
North Africa (like the Maghariba).
Although quite often...
- "Ustrushana", "Eastern Cao", etc.
Afshin (Caliphate General)
Istaravshan Ushrusaniyya C.
Edmund Bosworth (2005), "Osrušana", in
Encyclopaedia Iranica. Online...
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mercenaries from the
Shakiriyya troops. The riot was down by the
Maghariba and
Ushrusaniyya regiments, but
casualties on both
sides were heavy. Al-Musta'in, worried...
- were
granted allotments here,
including those of the Turks, Faraghina,
Ushrusaniyya, Maghariba, Ishtakhaniyya, Jund, Shakiriyya,
Arabs and Khurasanis. Several...
- new army,
along with
other units such as the Turks, the Faraghina, the
Ushrusaniyya, and the shakiriyya.
Together with the rest of the army, they were granted...
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other Transoxanian regiments in the army such as the
Faraghina or the
Ushrusaniyya, however, they are
infrequently mentioned in the sources.
During the...
- appointment. On
October 29, 867, the
Turkish soldiers,
together with the
Ushrusaniyya and
Faraghina regiments, rioted,
demanding four
months of
their allotments...
- from the market",
charged the
escort of the caliph,
provided by the
Ushrusaniyya and
Maghariba regiments,
shouting "Victory to al-Mu'tazz", the son of...
-
integrated into the army and,
serving under their prince,
became known as the
Ushrusaniyya. However,
Afshin later tried to gain
control over all of
Khurasan and...
