فتح حصن الصفصاف
فتح حصن الصفصاف
c. 797 CE · 181 AH
In year 181 the fortress of al-Safsaf was taken by storm — al-Rashid himself its conqueror; in year 176 the city of Dabasa was conquered under the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Salih al-Abbasi 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Anatolia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
Al-Suyuti says that in 181 AH the fortress of al-Safsaf was taken by force, and that al-Rashid was its conqueror. In 176 AH the city of Dabsa was taken by the amir Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Salih al-Abbasi. 2
The report is brief and from a single source, and the location of the fortress needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- Harun al-Rashid
People and things also explored
Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The Aman of Samalu and its People's Transfer to Baghdad· وفاة هارون الرشيد بطوس· Umar's Expulsion of the Christians of Najran· The Building of Madinat al-Hadath· The Building of al-Rafiqa· The Garrisoning of Sur man Ra'a (Samarra)· The Building of Sisar
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 461
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.461
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islam.museum contributors. “فتح حصن الصفصاف”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/safsaf-conquest/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.