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Fall of the Abbasids – The Day Baghdad Burned
The Abbasid Caliphate once ruled a Golden Age of knowledge and power, but it all came crashing down when Baghdad burned Discover the fall of this great dynasty ...
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The Fall of the Abbasids – A City Lost to Fire and Blood
The Mongols stormed Baghdad in 1258, leaving the mighty Abbasid Caliphate in ruins. A city once known for its wealth and knowledge was reduced to ashes in a brutal conquest. Voting ends in ...
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Samarra Archaeological City
Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on both ...
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What discoveries were made in the early Islamic civilisation?
During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the centre for science, medicine, maths and more! This early Islamic period is sometimes called the Golden Age of Islam because there ...