Mazun (Sasanian province)
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Mazun was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which corresponded to modern-day Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the northern half of Oman. The province served as a Sasanian outpost and played an important role in the Sasanian efforts to gain control over the Indian Ocean trade, and to establish their dominance in the wealthy regions of Hadramaut and Yemen.[2]
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Province of the Sasanian Empire | |||||||
240–628 | |||||||
Map of eastern and central Arabia in the 6th-century. By this period, the Sasanians had extended their authority over al-Yamama through their Lakhmid vassals.[1] | |||||||
Capital | Mazun | ||||||
Historical era | Antiquity | ||||||
240 | |||||||
• Mazun is incorporated into the political system of Islamic Medina | 628 | ||||||
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In the 6th-century, the province was ruled by the clients and allies of the Sasanians, the Lakhmids.[1]