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| '''Kashkar''', also known as '''Kaskar''', ({{lang-syc|ܟܫܟܪ}}), was a city in southern ]. Its name appears to originate from Syriac {{lang|syc|ܟܪܟܐ}} ''{{transl|syc|karḵa}}'' meaning "citedal" or "town".<ref name=frontiers>{{cite book|last1=Mirecki|first1=BeDuhn|last2=Jason|first2=Paul Allan|title=Frontiers of faith: the Christian encounter with Manichaeism in the Acts of Archelaus|year=2007|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-16180-1|pages=10|url=http://books.google.nl/books?id=JQd8b5s5QBUC}}</ref> Other sources mention connect it to {{lang|syc|ܟܫܟܪܘܬܐ}} ''{{transl|syc|kaškarūṯá}}'' "farming".<ref name=zahrira>{{cite web|last=قزانجي|first=فؤاد يوسف|script-title=ar:مدينة كشكر: أول مدينة مسيحية في بلاد الرافدين|url=http://www.zahrira.net/?p=2481|publisher=Zahrira.net|accessdate=31 January 2012|language=ar}}</ref> It was originally built on the ], across the river from the medieval city of ]. | |||
| The city was originally a significant ] city built on the west bank of the ] where Greek speaking deportees from north-western Syria were settled by ] in the mid third century A.D.<ref name=acts>{{cite book|last=Harrak|first=Amir|title=The acts of Mār Mārī the apostle|year=2005|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-13050-0|pages=69|url=http://books.google.nl/books?id=4ePjro4KB4MC}}</ref> | |||
| According to Syriac tradition, ] is said to have preached and performed miracles and converted many of its inhabitants to Christianity.<ref name=acts/> Kashkar became an important centre of Christianity in lower Mesopotamia and had its ] which lay under the jurisdiction of the ] of the ].<ref name=acts/> | |||
| During a flood the Tigris burst its banks leaving Kashkar on its east bank. The medieval city of Wasit was built on the west bank of the new channel by ] drawing off the population of Kashkar, which eventually turned to a ].<ref name=frontiers/> By the middle of the twelfth century Kashkar ceased to exist as a bishopric see.<ref name=acts/> | |||
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Not to be confused with Kashgar. For the town in Pakistan, see Chitral.Kashkar, also known as Kaskar, (Template:Lang-syc), was a city in southern Mesopotamia. Its name appears to originate from Syriac ܟܪܟܐ karḵa meaning "citedal" or "town". Other sources mention connect it to ܟܫܟܪܘܬܐ kaškarūṯá "farming". It was originally built on the Tigris, across the river from the medieval city of Wasit.
The city was originally a significant Sasanian city built on the west bank of the Tigris where Greek speaking deportees from north-western Syria were settled by Shapur I in the mid third century A.D.
According to Syriac tradition, Mar Mari is said to have preached and performed miracles and converted many of its inhabitants to Christianity. Kashkar became an important centre of Christianity in lower Mesopotamia and had its own diocese which lay under the jurisdiction of the patriarchal see of Seleucia-Ctesiphon of the Church of the East.
During a flood the Tigris burst its banks leaving Kashkar on its east bank. The medieval city of Wasit was built on the west bank of the new channel by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf drawing off the population of Kashkar, which eventually turned to a ghost town. By the middle of the twelfth century Kashkar ceased to exist as a bishopric see.
References
- ^ Mirecki, BeDuhn; Jason, Paul Allan (2007). Frontiers of faith: the Christian encounter with Manichaeism in the Acts of Archelaus. BRILL. p. 10. ISBN 978-90-04-16180-1.
- قزانجي, فؤاد يوسف. مدينة كشكر: أول مدينة مسيحية في بلاد الرافدين (in Arabic). Zahrira.net. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ Harrak, Amir (2005). The acts of Mār Mārī the apostle. BRILL. p. 69. ISBN 978-90-04-13050-0.
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