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Bugha the Elder
Bugha the Elder was a Turkish general in the service of the Abbasid caliphs at Samarra. In 852–855 he led a harsh campaign to restore caliphal authority in Armenia and the Caucasus, deporting Armenian princes to Samarra. In 853 he captured Tbilisi from its rebellious emir Ishaq ibn Ismail and burned much of the city. He was one of the Turkish commanders who dominated the caliphate in the 850s.
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