ORTA ÇAĞ’DA BİR KALE ŞEHİR: RAHBE VE TARİHİ
A FORTRESS CITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES: RAHBA AND ITS HISTORY
Author(s): Ahmet KütükSubject(s): Architecture, Historical Geography, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi
Keywords: Rahba; Mâlek b. Tawk; al-Miyadin; Syria; Mongols; Mamluks;
Summary/Abstract: At the present time there are many settlements which founded as a fortification city in the early Islamic period that only ruins survived. Among these Rahba, which is located within the borders of Syria today, is one of the important castle cities whose name is frequently mentioned in the medieval sources. Due to its strategic position on the banks of the Euphrates and especially with its sheltered castle built with double walls, Rahba became a city enviously desired by many rulers from the first period when it was founded by Muslims in the 9th century. Rahba gained more importance as a castle-city after the Crusaders and Mongols came to this region in the 12th and 13th centuries. It has frequently changed owners among many local rulers as a result of the power struggles. The city, which lost its previous importance after the Ottoman domination, is a settlement that has only ruins belonging to the castle. In this article will be given information about the foundation of Rahba, its historical geography, political, geographical, economic, social and architectural situation in the consideration of various medieval sources.
Journal: Cihannüma: Tarih ve Coğrafya Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Issue Year: VII/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-28
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Turkish