Abaskun

Abaskun was a port that existed in the Middle Ages on the southeastern shore of the Caspian Sea in the area of Gorgan.^[1]

Location

In his

Arab geographers, Abaskun was within a one- or three-day journey from Gorgan.^[1]

Its coordination's may be near to today's village of
Gomishan city 37°01′N 54°00′E / 37.017°N 54.000°E / 37.017; 54.000^[2]

History

Abaskun was a prosperous trading hub from which merchants travelled to
Rus staged their first small-scale raid on Abaskun sometime between 864 and 884,^[3] pillaging the city in 909 or 910 and again in 913 on a very large scale.^[1]

In 1220,
Oxus, which briefly flowed into the Caspian instead of the Aral Sea.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bosworth, C. E. "Abaskūn Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Accessed on June 6, 2007.

^ The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia(in Persian) Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

^ Golden, P.B. (2006) "Rus." Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill Online). Eds.: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill.

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[Abaskun-1] Bosworth, C. E. "Abaskūn Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Accessed on June 6, 2007.

[2] The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia(in Persian) Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Golden, P.B. (2006) "Rus." Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill Online). Eds.: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Heinrichs. Brill.

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