al-Rusafa
الرصافة
Baghdad's east side — built by al-Mansur for al-Mahdi, called Askar al-Mahdi from his camp there bound for Rayy, occupied on his 151 return.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
al-Rusafa: the eastern side of Baghdad. al-Baladhuri reports that al-Mansur built it for al-Mahdi, and it was called the camp of al-Mahdi because he camped there when he set out for al-Rayy. He settled there when he came in the year 151 AH. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition), p.414-417
- محمد قباني، الدولة الأموية من الميلاد إلى السقوط (دمشق، دار وحي القلم، 2006)
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