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Al-Afshin
Al-Afshin, born Khaydhar ibn Kawus, was a prince of Ustrushana in Central Asia who became one of the leading generals of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim. He crushed the revolt of Babak Khorramdin in Azerbaijan in 837 and commanded in the Amorium campaign against Byzantium in 838. Accused of apostasy and of secret ties with rebels, he was tried in 840 and died in prison in Samarra the following year.
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