Raqqa City during the First Abbasid Era (132 – 232 Hijri/ 750 – 861 AD)

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1 History Faculty of Arts for Women Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt

2 history department- faculty of women- Ain Shams university

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The research include the important role of Raqqa City during the First Abbasid Era, which was the golden age of the caliphate. The Abbasids recognized the importance of Raqqa City in terms of its strategic and economic aspects thus, at some historic moment, it became the capital of the Al-Jazira Al-Furatiya. To speak of its significance, Caliph Harun Al-Rashid departed Baghdad, which was the capital of his parents and ancestors heading to reside in Raqqa City from (180 Hijri/ 796 AD) to (193 Hijri/ 809AD), his motives were derived from the strategic importance of the city as being close to the Levant and the Byzantine frontiers; as well as its temperate climate, pleasant air and water, which made the city an amusing and a place for settling, even a second capital after Baghdad for him. After the death of Harun Al-Rashid, Raqqa City remained the capital of the western part of the Abbasid caliphate. After which, many significant historical development and events took place in Raqqa City, most notably were the strife and discord ignited between Caliph Al-Amin and Caliph Al-Ma’mun. The Abbasid Caliphs marginalizing of the state’s affairs resulted in the emergence of disorder and disturbance, which ended up by the assassination of Caliph Al-Mutawakkil. However, it cannot be denied that the First Abbasid Era contributed in emphasizing the importance of Raqqa City, which was a golden era in terms of its scientific, cultural and economic activities, as well as its strategic significance.

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Buhūth
Volume 5, Issue 7
Social Sciences and Humanities and Languages
July 2025
Pages 183-196

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