al-Mada'in
المدائن
the Khusraws' city on the Tigris — Ctesiphon; in al-Baladhuri the Muslims besieged Bahurasir nine or eighteen months till Yazdgard fled to Hulwan, then swam the Tigris to open the eastern city in year 16.
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- The Rashidun Caliphate
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- Levant & Iraq
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al-Madain: the city of Kisra on the Tigris, which is Ctesiphon. al-Baladhuri reports that the Muslims besieged Bahurasir for nine or eighteen months. Yazdajird then fled to Hulwan, and the Muslims crossed the Tigris by wading and swimming. They conquered the eastern city in the year 16 AH. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Mada'in”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-madain/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.