Diyār Rabīʿah

…history of the largest district, Diyār Rabīʿah in eastern Al-Jazīrah, henceforth became identical with that of its capital, Mosul. The Zangids, the Mamlūks, the Persian Il-Khans, the Jalāyirids, the Turkmen Kara Koyunlu and Ak Koyunlu, and the Persian Ṣafavids ruled the area in succession until it was finally absorbed into…