Arslan Basasiri was a Turkish slave-soldier (mamluk) who rose to become a military commander of the Buwayhid dynasty in …
Arslan Basasiri was a Turkish slave-soldier (mamluk) who rose to become a military commander of the Buwayhid dynasty in Iraq. When the Buwayhids were defeated by the Seljuks in 1055, he transferred his allegiance to the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt, in whose name he conquered Baghdad, which he ruled for almost a year. Al-Basasiri, joined … Read more