ic ) ▁mark ets ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - se vent h ▁century ▁AD , ▁tribes ▁from ▁B ari q ▁adopted ▁Islam ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁con quest s , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁after ▁the ▁Muslim ▁con quest . ▁ ▁B ari q ▁has ▁been ▁mentioned ▁by ▁many ▁histor ians ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁era ▁and ▁Arab ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁I bn ▁I sha q , ▁I bn ▁Al - K al bi , ▁I bn ▁H ish am , ▁Ya ' qu bi , ▁Al - Bal ad h uri , ▁ibn ▁Kh ay y at , ▁al - Tab ari , ▁I bn ▁D ura id ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁mention ▁of ▁B ari q ▁in ▁ancient ▁ge ography ▁books ▁was ▁from ▁H ā md ā ni ' s ▁book ▁Geography ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula . ▁Al - H am aw i ▁also ▁mentioned ▁B ari q ▁in ▁his ▁book . ▁ ▁B ari q ▁Est ab lish ment ▁▁ ▁B ari q ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁H w ail a ▁ibn ▁y akt an ▁and ▁his ▁dynast y . ▁It ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁She ba ▁Kingdom ▁during ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC ▁and ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁Him yar ite ▁Kingdom ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁century ▁BC . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B ari q ▁ ▁Province ▁of