Abbasid Caliphate
RegionIraq/Persia
Period750-1258
Peak Size11.1 million km2 at peak
Founded ByAbu al-Abbas al-Saffah
About Abbasid Caliphate
The dynasty that moved the center of the Islamic world to Baghdad, founded in 762. Its House of Wisdom translated Greek, Persian, and Indian learning into Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. Harun al-Rashid ruled at its height. Political power fragmented after the 9th century, and the Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258.
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