Al Hira
| Al-Hira (Ar) | ||
|---|---|---|
 Miniature of the XV century describing the construction of the fortress of al-Hira capital Lakhmids | ||
| Administration | ||
| Country |  Iraq | |
| Province | An-Najaf | |
| Geography | ||
| Contact | 31 53 '00 "North 44 27 '00 "East / 31.8833, 44.45 | |
| Altitude | 23 m | |
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| Index Mundi | ||
| World Gazetteer | ||
Hira History Hira was already a major city before the Islamic era. It was originally a military camp . It became the capital of Lakhmids the fifth and sixth centuries. Arab populations continued to migrate to the Middle East for centuries. The local population consisted of Islam long before the right proportions of Arabs. The Sassanid called Arabistan southern Iraq. One of the first Arab kingdoms outside of Arabia stood at Al-Hira. The local dynasty was a vassal of Lakhmids since the Sassanid Shapur II ( 337 - 358 ). Lakhmids the mission was to protect the Sassanid Empire from the incursions of other Arab tribes. Hira was Christian, at least heavily Christianized. It was the seat of a bishopric Nestorian. Tradition says that the Arabic script developed there. The Sassanid Emperor Bahram V assumed power with the support of Prince Lakhmids Al-World in 420. In 542 , Chosroes I. of Persia stops the Byzantine general Belisarius to Callinicum south of Emesa , but with the help of Al-Hira. The Byzantine Empire was created on the territory of the Syrian Arab kingdom now another competitor Hira is the kingdom of Ghassanids. The two kingdoms waged war on behalf of their respective sovereign. In 602 , Chosroes reverses Numan III Prince of Al-Hira and annex its territory to the empire. In 633 , the city surrendered easily to Muslim troops commanded by Khalid ibn al-Walid who saves the town against the payment of tribute. Later the city lost its importance, competition from Kufa. Notes
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