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Name: Second Caspian expedition of the Rus'
Type: Event
Start: 944
End: 944
Parents: Caspian expeditions of the Rus'
Second Caspian expedition of the Rus': All Data
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During the second Rus' expedition in the Caspain Sea in 943, the Rus' captured Bardha'a, the capital of Arran, in the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan. The Rus' stayed there for several months, killing many inhabitants of the city and amassing substantial plunder. It was only an outbreak of dysentery among the Rus' that forced them to depart with their spoils.