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Purchase in Aleppo

When
1704
Where
Aleppo, Syria
Part of
Purchase of the Darley Arabian

Thomas Darley purchased a bay Arabian horse in Aleppo, Syria, in 1704.

The transaction occurred in Aleppo, Syria, in 1704. The horse was a bay Arabian stallion who would later be identified as a dominant foundation sire of modern Thoroughbred bloodstock.

Sources

  1. Darley Arabian Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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