Madā’in
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Madā’in is the historical name for the ancient Mesopotamian metropolis of Ctesiphon, a major capital of the Parthian and Sasanian empires on the Tigris River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madā’in canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
ⓘ
former capital city ⓘ historical city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Madā’in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially excavated site ⓘ |
| composedOf | multiple urban centers ⓘ |
| connectedBy | bridges across the Tigris ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Arab Muslim armies ⓘ |
| conqueredInYear | 637 ⓘ |
| declineCause |
changes in river course and regional politics
ⓘ
shift of capital to Baghdad ⓘ |
| economicRole | trade and administrative hub ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Parthian period
ⓘ
Sasanian period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Baghdad as primary capital ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Asbānbar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahurasīr NERFINISHED ⓘ Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucia-on-the-Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ Veh-Ardashir NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Mahūza NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Nūbār NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qasr NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Rūmiyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | tentative cultural heritage site of Iraq ⓘ |
| historicalNameFor | Ctesiphon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Taq Kasra arch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ royal and administrative functions ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madā’in
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern Baghdad ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Tigris River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | cities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parthian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | imperial capital ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seleucia-on-the-Tigris as regional center ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
Zoroastrian royal ceremonial sites
ⓘ
important Christian center in late antiquity ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Parthian Empire
ⓘ
capital of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| situatedOpposite | Seleucia-on-the-Tigris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanType | metropolis ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.