The five centuries of the Abbasid empire coincided with the Islamic world reaching its political and cultural zenith. Its brilliance lay in its sheer wealth, its geographical reach from Armenia to ...

A stormy sea: the politics of the 'Abbasid caliphate -- From Baghdad to Cordoba: the cities of classical Islam -- Princes and beggars: life and society in the 'Abbasid Age -- The lifeblood of empire: ...

The Islamic Golden Age thrived as Greek thought, preserved by the Byzantines and rendered into Arabic, powered Baghdad’s ...

Baghdad, the setting of Assassin's Creed Mirage, was the bustling capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a major center of commerce, culture, and learning during the 9th century. The Mongol invasion in ...

Baghdad, once the capital of an empire and the centre of the Islamic world, now a far cry from its past glories after being ravaged by years of war and sanctions BAGHDAD, Iraq – Baghdad was once the ...

The Abbasid dynasty was established by Abu al-Abbas, who was also called Saffah, meaning the spiller of blood. ONE The Abbasids came to power in 750AD and remained so for about five centuries, though ...

Narrator: In 762, the city of Baghdad was established by Al-Mansur. The centre was a perfect circle. The round city. By 814, Baghdad was the world's largest city with over one million inhabitants. Its ...

Baghdad was once the capital of an empire and the center of the Islamic world, but at 1,250 years old, the Iraqi city is a far cry from its past glories after being ravaged by years of war and ...