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Ḥiṣn Maslama ("the fort of Maslama") was a small city in the upper Balikh River valley that was inhabited during the early Islamic period. It was located...

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: مسلمة بن عبد الملك, romanized: Maslama ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, in Greek sources Μασαλμᾶς, Masalmas; fl. 705 – 24 December...

al-Anbār, located a few kilometers south of the contemporary town of Hisn Maslama. The site measures 800x700 m in size and consists of a low mound with...

intensified activity in Raqqa's rural hinterland. Rural towns such as Hisn Maslama, Tall Mahra, and al-Jarud flourished and reached their peak size. The...

under the Abbasid Caliphate, when it was the main town between Raqqa and Hisn Maslama on the way to Harran. It is best known as the birthplace of Dionysius...

sides of the river. Neither one has been explored by archaeologists. Hisn Maslama Tall Mahra al-Jarud Bajadda Heidemann, Stefan (2009). "Settlement Patterns...

Harran, he dispatched Safwan and Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri to subdue Samosata; after Safwan and Maslama captured several villages and forts in Samosata's...

with stucco that shares similarities with decorations found in Samarra. Hisn Maslama Tall Mahra Bajarwan (Syria) Bajadda Heidemann, Stefan (2009). "Settlement...

their leader, Ibn Bayhas al-Kilabi, backed another Umayyad counter-caliph, Maslama ibn Ya'qub, and together defeated Abu al-Umaytir. By 813, Ibn Bayhas reverted...

participation of the Kilabite al-Sahsah in the campaigns of the Umayyad prince Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik against the Eastern Romans, including the Second Arab...

often blamed in the early sources. Ali and another companion, Muhammad ibn Maslama, sided with Uthman about the letter, and suspected Marwan, while a report...

too ill to lead the campaign in person, he dispatched his half-brother Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik to besiege the Byzantine capital from the land, with orders...

instrumental role in the Umayyads' capture of an Armenian fortress known as "Ḥiṣn Kamkh" (Kamacha) in 678. He acquired fame during this operation, with 9th-century...

every report, it is certain that he transmitted from ʿAbd al-Malik b. Maslama and ʿĀṣim b. Muhammad in Antakya; ʿAbdallāh b. Muhammad b. Ishaq in Ahwaz;...

ensuing battles, and nominated the Umayyad Maslama ibn Ya'qub, a descendant of Maslama, to lead his supporters. Maslama ibn Ya'qub ultimately seized power in...