Wasit
E747383
Wasit was a historically significant city in medieval Iraq that served as an important administrative and military center under various Islamic dynasties, including during the Buyid period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wasit canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | provincial capital of Iraq’s eastern districts ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| declineReason |
river course changes
ⓘ
shifts in political centers ⓘ silting and environmental change ⓘ |
| foundedBy | al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInApproximateYear | 702 CE ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| foundedUnderDynasty | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
military garrison city ⓘ provincial capital ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ governor’s palace ⓘ military barracks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological site in Iraq ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Abbasid period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buyid period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | al-ʿIrāq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mosques and administrative buildings
ⓘ
planned garrison layout ⓘ role in early Islamic urban development ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kūfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tigris River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | stationing of Syrian troops under Umayyads ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caliphal domains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| religionInOfficialUse | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
base for Umayyad administration in Iraq
ⓘ
regional military headquarters ⓘ |
| status | abandoned city ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of routes between Kūfa and Basra
ⓘ
control of traffic along the Tigris ⓘ |
| underDynasty |
Abbasid Caliphate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buyid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ various later Islamic dynasties ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Buyid control of Iraq
ⓘ
Seljuk control of Iraq ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.