Turkic Army - Revision history

Soranin: Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

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Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

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	The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{Wiki\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />		The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{Wiki\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />

	By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />		By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />

	[[File:ACMir Den of the Beast 27.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Turkic soldiers clashing against the Zanj rebels]]		[[File:ACMir Den of the Beast 27.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Turkic soldiers clashing against the Zanj rebels]]

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 23:34, 18 October 2025

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	[[File:ACMir Den of the Beast 27.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Turkic soldiers clashing against the Zanj rebels]]		[[File:ACMir Den of the Beast 27.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Turkic soldiers clashing against the Zanj rebels]]
	During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the Great Garrison in [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and he held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated in the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>		During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the [[The Great Garrison\|Great Garrison]] in the [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and even held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated during the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>

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	ACMir Turkic Army Banner.png\|Turkic Army banner		ACMir Turkic Army Banner.png\|Turkic Army banner
	ACMir Den of the Beast 15.png\|Wasif and his Turkic guards		ACMir Den of the Beast 15.png\|Wasif and his Turkic guards
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imported>Soranin: /* History */

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History

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	==History==		==History==
	The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{~~wiki\|Greater Khorasan~~\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />		The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{Wiki\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />

	By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />		By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />

imported>Lady Kyashira at 11:08, 9 January 2025

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	By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />		By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />

			[[File:ACMir Den of the Beast 27.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Turkic soldiers clashing against the Zanj rebels]]
	During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the Great Garrison in [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and he held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated in the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>		During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the Great Garrison in [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and he held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated in the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>

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	ACMir Turkic Army Banner.png\|Turkic Army banner		ACMir Turkic Army Banner.png\|Turkic Army banner
			ACMir Den of the Beast 15.png\|Wasif and his Turkic guards
			ACMir Den of the Beast 25.png\|Turkic Army soldiers in The Great Garrison
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imported>Darman36: Unsourced, improperly named

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Unsourced, improperly named

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imported>Mollemane: /* Gallery */

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Gallery

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imported>Mollemane: /* Gallery */

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Gallery

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			File:1944892b42a89-screenshotUrl.jpg
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imported>Soranin at 00:31, 5 January 2024

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	{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Ghilman}}		{{Era\|Organizations}}{{WP-REAL\|Ghilman}}
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	[[File:ACMirage DB Turkic Army.png\|thumb\|250px\|Soldiers of the Turkic Army]]		[[File:ACMirage DB Turkic Army.png\|thumb\|250px\|Soldiers of the Turkic Army]]
	The '''Turkic Army''' was the military force of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] composed of ''{{wiki\|ghilman\|ghilmān}}s''. These were [[Slavery\|slave]]-[[soldier]]s primarily descended from Turkic-speaking peoples but whose number also included Slavs and Caucasians.<ref name="Turkic Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Turkic Army]]</ref><ref name="Abbasid Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army\|History of Baghdad: Abbasid Army]]</ref><ref name="Ghilman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)\|History of Baghdad: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref> They were raised from childhood to serve their master with unwavering loyalty.<ref name="Ghilman" />		The '''Turkic Army''' was the military force of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] composed of ''{{wiki\|ghilman\|ghilmān}}s''. These were [[Slavery\|slave]]-[[soldier]]s primarily descended from Turkic-speaking peoples but whose number also included Slavs and Caucasians.<ref name="Turkic Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Turkic Army]]</ref><ref name="Abbasid Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army\|History of Baghdad: Abbasid Army]]</ref><ref name="Ghilman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)\|History of Baghdad: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref> They were raised from childhood to serve their master with unwavering loyalty.<ref name="Ghilman" />

imported>Soranin at 12:59, 2 November 2023

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	{{WP-REAL\|Ghilman}}
	{{Spoilerhd\|5 January 2024\|[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]}}		{{Spoilerhd\|5 January 2024\|[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]}}
	[[File:ACMirage DB Turkic Army.png\|thumb\|250px\|Soldiers of the Turkic Army]]		[[File:ACMirage DB Turkic Army.png\|thumb\|250px\|Soldiers of the Turkic Army]]

imported>Sol Pacificus: the indefinite article makes more sense here

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the indefinite article makes more sense here

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	The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{wiki\|Greater Khorasan\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />		The Abbasid military was always multi-ethnic in composition, but in the first century of their rule, the backbone of their professional army was the Khurasani, Persian troops from the eastern region of {{wiki\|Greater Khorasan\|Khorasan}} who had played a substantial role in the [[Abbasid Revolution\|revolution]] that brought the Abbasids to power.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> After the [[Fourth Fitna]] (811–813), a civil war between [[al-Amin]] and his brother [[al-Ma'mun]] for the throne, the Khurasani came under suspicion for their loyalties, and al-Ma'mun and his son [[al-Mu'tasim]] actively worked to phase them out with a counter-acting military force. To that end, they formed a unit comprising mostly Turkic slaves who they trained from childhood to serve them with utmost devotion as their elite soldiers.<ref name="Ghilman" />

	By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by ~~the~~ young [[thief]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />		By the time of [[Caliph]] [[al-Mutawakkil]] (r. 847–861), the Turkic body of troops had become so powerful as to be a threat to the regime in their own right.<ref name="Abbasid Army" /> Their commanders amassed wealth and status to hoist themselves into positions of tremendous political and financial influence over the government,<ref name="Abbasid Army" /><ref name="Ghilman" /> a development exacerbated by the [[Order of the Ancients]]' co-optation of their ranks.<ref name="The Raptor and the Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Raptor and the Demon]]</ref> After al-Mutawakkil was murdered by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], at his Winter Palace in [[Anbar]],<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> subsequent history attributed his death to an assassination by disaffected Turk guards instead. Misadventure by a third party as it was, factions of the Turk military apparatus reacted to the decline in central authority by jockeying for control, violently deposing and instating caliphs as they pleased.<ref name="Abbasid Army" />

	During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the Great Garrison in [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and he held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated in the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>		During the [[Anarchy at Samarra]], as this period of internal turmoil became known, the Order of the Ancients wielded control over the Turkic Army through the command of [[Wasif al-Turki]].<ref name="Den of the Beast">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Den of the Beast]]</ref> Wasif effectively controlled half of [[Baghdad]] from the Great Garrison in [[Sharqiyah]] district,<ref name="Al-Mardikhwar">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Mardikhwar</ref> and he held sway over the city's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]], who was otherwise unaligned with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref> This signified the Turks' erosion of legal authority with their military power. Other important members of the Order from the army were [[Jasoor ibn Basil]]<ref name="Al-Rukh">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-Rukh</ref> and [[Nadir ibn Havid]], who commanded the Baghdadi navy.<ref name="Al-A'eshma">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – Investigation: Al-A'eshma</ref> All three were assassinated in the reign of [[al-Musta'in]] by Basim after he joined the [[Hidden Ones]].<ref name="Den of the Beast" /><ref name="Bird Trap">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Bird Trap]]</ref><ref name="To Catch a Demon">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[To Catch a Demon]]</ref>

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	The '''Turkic Army''' was the military force of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] composed of ''{{wiki\|ghilman\|ghilmān}}s''. These were [[Slavery\|slave]]-[[soldier]]s primarily descended from Turkic-speaking peoples but whose number also included Slavs and Caucasians.<ref name="Turkic Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Turkic Army]]</ref><ref name="Abbasid Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army\|History of Baghdad: Abbasid Army]]</ref><ref name="Ghilman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)\|History of Baghdad: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref> They were raised from childhood to serve their master with unwavering loyalty.<ref name="Ghilman" />		The '''Turkic Army''' was the military force of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] composed of ''{{wiki\|ghilman\|ghilmān}}s''. These were [[Slavery\|slave]]-[[soldier]]s primarily descended from Turkic-speaking peoples but whose number also included Slavs and Caucasians.<ref name="Turkic Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Turkic Army]]</ref><ref name="Abbasid Army">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Abbasid Army\|History of Baghdad: Abbasid Army]]</ref><ref name="Ghilman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)\|History of Baghdad: Ghilman (Servant Soldiers)]]</ref> They were raised from childhood to serve their master with unwavering loyalty.<ref name="Ghilman" />

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