origin of afshin dear atabek some of the sources mentioned are not scholarly or outdated what are the qualifications of these authors relative to bosworth bernard lewis and daniel pipes who did his work on this topic d pipes turks in early muslim service jts note i am talking about the qualification of these a rose hugh james rose henry john wright thomas new general biographical dictionary volume fellowes p the whole force of the khalifate was directed under a turkish general of great celebrity named afshin to crush this monstrous sect b hasan masudul history of islam volume islamic publications p after the failure of some campaigns mutasim sent a large force under his turkish general haider afshin to suppress the revolt and capture the brigand at all costs what is the scholarly qualification c chisholm hugh the encyclop dia britannica a dictionary of arts sciences literature and general information the encyclop dia britannica company p isbn motasim made afshin a turkic prince who had distinguished himself already in the days of mamun governor of media with orders to take the lead of the war against babak is outdated d glass cyril the new encyclopedia of islam rowman littlefield p isbn the turkic general afshin subdued babak by taking the fortress of badh in the person is not a university academic please provide justification on what level these sources are on the same level as bosworth bernard lewis and specialized article on turks in early muslim service h m balyuzi g ronald the university of michigan afshin was of princely descent his ancestors having ruled transoxania and he was not a turk but an iranian i don't think we need mediation on this issue but i see no justification for given the same weight for academic sources as non academic sources