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Ishtakhaniyya
The Ishtakhaniyya ( ) were a regiment in the regular army of the Abbasid Caliphate during the ninth century. The regiment consisted of soldiers who were originally from the town and district of Ishtikhan in Transoxania. The exact name of the Ishtakhaniyya is given variously in the sources, with the forms Ishtikhaniyya ( ) and Ishtakhanjiyya ( ) presumably being variant names for the unit.