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Bara

البارة

One of the former "Dead Cities" in northwestern Syria.

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Battle of al-Bara

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al-Mustazhir bi'llah Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi· Battle of al-Bara

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islam.museum contributors. “Bara”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/bara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.

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al-Mustazhir bi'llah Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi

Abbasid caliph [487–512], Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi, born Shawwal 470, hailed at sixteen; Ibn al-Athir praises his mildness, noble hand and fine rescripts — 'his caliphate never knew calm: his days were turbulent, full of wars'.