Qasr Hazārdir
هزاردر
Hazārdir, the Basra palace of many doors built by Shirawayh for Marjana — named for the thousand doors, or the thousand asāwira Kisra lodged in a thousand houses there.
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Overview
Hazardar is a palace in Basra with many doors. It was built by Shirawayh al-Asawari for Murjana, mother of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. 1
Why it was named
The source gives two accounts of the name. It is said that a thousand doors were made in it. It is also said that a thousand Asawira (cavalrymen) settled the place in a thousand houses which Kisra had assigned to them. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Qasr Hazārdir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/qasr-hazardir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.