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Era: The Early Abbasid Caliphate
Region: Anatolia
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Abbasid Fragmentation

Overview

In Sha'ban 283 the ransom exchange between the Muslims and the Byzantines took place: two thousand five hundred and four Muslims were ransomed — the Muslims released and the Byzantines released ¹.

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Had participant: al-Mu'tadid bi-llah

People and things also explored

Baraz al-Rawz palace· al-Mu'tadid's unbuilt academy plan· Abu Ahmad Imprisons His Son Abu al-Abbas al-Mu'tadid· The appointment of Amr ibn al-Layth over the lands beyond the Balkh river· The Demolition of Dar al-Nadwa in Mecca· Dredging of the Dujayl river· Al-Mu'tadid's decree on returning the residue of inheritances to blood kin· Al-Mu'tadid's raid on Banu Shayban

Sources

al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 163

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islam.museum contributors. “The ransom exchange between Muslims and Byzantines, 283”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fida-ransom-283/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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Baraz al-Rawz palace

In 287 al-Mu'tadid ordered a palace at his chosen spot in Baraz al-Rawz; the householders of Bab al-Shammasiyya were bought out to clear the site, the wall traced, and a river-dais begun for him to occupy until the palace finished — but his illness struck and he died before its completion.