This video explores the key political, religious, and military factors that brought the dynasty to an end and paved the way for Abbasid rule.

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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.

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.

A rare decorated red clay flask estimated to be about 1,200 years old was discovered at Horvat ‘Anim in Yatir Forest during renewed excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

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Over 100 archaeological finds and exquisite artefacts from the first centuries of Umayyad and Abbasid rule, centred on their capitals of Damascus and Baghdad, respectively, are on show in the ...

The Abbasid Caliph Al Ma'amun (AD813-833) gave the house a great boost by entrusting it with the translation of Greek works on science in the fields of astronomy and mathematics.