The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to ...

The Islamic Golden age began during the Abbasid caliphate which was centred around the city of Baghdad. In 1258, the Mongol armies from the east destroyed Baghdad and ended Abbasid rule. Back to top.

New Assassin’s Creed video game brings Baghdad’s Golden Age back to life. The game brings to life a city that was the intellectual and artistic heart of the mighty Abbasid empire.

“The citizens of Baghdad, like all of Iraq, are different in their regard for the Abbasid rule, so some see it as legitimate, others say it was not,” says Bassim Al-Tamimi, ...

Mansur did fill crypts with Shia skulls in an effort to eliminate competition to Abbasid rule. Both the Abbasids and the Shias claimed legitimacy by tracing their lineage back to the Prophet Muhammad.

A home renovation in Jerusalem's Old City has yielded a rare Arabic inscription offering insight into the city's history under Muslim rule, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.