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Salman al-Tabari
Fictional Character
"Islands in the Sea"
POD: AD 717
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Caliphate
Religion: Islam
Date of Birth: 8th century
Occupation: Soldier, Bodyguard

In AD 769, Salman al-Tabari accompanied Jalal ad-Din as a Muslim emissary from Constantinople to a heathen Bulgar Khan named Telerikh in order to attempt to convert him and his people to Islam. He served as a bodyguard and aide to ad-Din and Da'ud ibn Zubayr.

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