One of Amr's young servants, whom he had warned to stay inside his tent in case of disturbances, then went to the Caliph, and the plot was quickly uncovered. Ashinas took the lead in discovering and arresting the conspirators, along with his fellow Turks, Itakh and Bugha the Elder. This led to a major purge of the traditional establishment that had served the Abbasids until then: alongside al-Abbas, over 70 other commanders were executed.[23][24][25]