The Marwanid dynasty, also known as the Dustakids, were a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty in the Diyar Bakr region of Upper Mesopotamia, centered on the city of Mayyafariqin.
Merwanid Said, 391 AH (c. 1000 AD), Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Medieval miniature depicting Marwanid assault on Byzantine Edessa in 1032
Inscription with Nasr al-Dawla's name, 405 AH (c. 1014 AD), Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Inscription with Nasr al-Dawla's name, 416 AH (c. 1025 AD), Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Silvan, Diyarbakır
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Silvan is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,252 km2, and its population is 86,161. It is populated by Kurds.
Marwanid dynasty (Diyar Bakr)
…Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty in the Diyar Bakr region of Upper Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey), centered on the city of Mayyafariqin. The Marwanid realm in the Diyar Bakr region of Upper Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq/southeastern Turkey) and Armenia, centered on the city of…
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