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Mayyafariqin

Also known as Martyropolis, Silvan

Mayyafariqin, the Byzantine Martyropolis and modern Silvan in Diyarbakır province, Turkey, is a town in the upper Tigris basin. It was the capital of the Kurdish Marwanid dynasty in the 10th and 11th centuries, and later held by the Artuqids and the Ayyubids. Mongol forces took it in 1260 after a long siege.

Mayyafariqin
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Mentioned in 4 state histories

MarwanidsDilmaçoğullarıArtuqids of MardinAyyubid Emirate of Mayyafariqin

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mayyafariqin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mayyafariqin
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“Mayyafariqin.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mayyafariqin. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Mayyafariqin.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mayyafariqin.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mayyafariqin’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mayyafariqin (Accessed: ).

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