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Baghdad

Type Object Region Western Asia Time 762

Baghdad was founded in 762 CE by the second Abbasid caliph al-Mansur with a round city plan on both banks of the Tigris, becoming the capital of the …

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  1. 762–766Baghdad · IraqCaliph al-Mansur chose a site on the west bank of the Tigris to build the round capital 'City of Peace,' whose concentric walls and palace layout symbolized the cosmic order and administrative center of the new Abbasid regime.
  2. c. 830–1000Baghdad · IraqThe House of Wisdom became the hub for translating Greek, Persian, and Indian texts and for scientific research; Baghdad attracted scholars from many lands, forming a knowledge network spanning mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and philosophy.
  3. c. 1001–1010Baghdad · IraqThough Abbasid central authority had declined and powers such as the Buyids intervened, Baghdad remained the residence of the nominal caliph and a hub of international trade routes; bookshops, markets, and religious schools sustained the city's vitality.
  4. 1258–1400Baghdad · IraqThe Mongol western campaigns captured Baghdad, ending the Abbasid caliphate and severely damaging the city; it was gradually rebuilt under regimes such as the Ilkhanate, but never regained the scale of its golden age.

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