Muflih al-Turki

Muflih al-Turki (Arabic: مفلح التركي, died April 2, 872) was a Turkish military officer of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-9th century.

During his time in Jibal he served as Musa's second in command and undertook several military expeditions, defeating the Dulafid ruler Abd al-Aziz ibn Abu Dulaf near Hamadhan and al-Karaj[3][4] and attacking the inhabitants of Qumm.

[14] While in Upper Mesopotamia, Musa and Muflih learned that al-Muhtadi was plotting to relieve them of their commands and have them arrested or killed, so they abandoned the campaign and advanced toward Samarra with their troops.

[19] In February 872 Muflih and the caliph's brother Abu Ahmad ibn al-Mutawakkil decided to undertake a campaign against the Zanj and set out for Basra.

On April 1 they engaged the Zanj in the vicinity of the Abu al-Khasib Canal, but Muflih was mortally wounded by an arrow that struck him in the temple, and the government army was routed.