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House of Wisdom (Baghdad)

Type Object Region Iraq Time 750–800

The Bayt al-Hikma was an Abbasid scholarly and translation institution in Baghdad, active in the mid-to-late 8th century, systematically translating …

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  1. c. 750–780Baghdad · IraqThe Abbasid caliphs established the House of Wisdom in Baghdad as a court-affiliated scholarly institution, organizing the translation of Greek, Syriac, and Persian texts and establishing a library and community of scholars.
  2. 780–800House of Wisdom, Baghdad · BaghdadUnder Caliph Harun al-Rashid the House of Wisdom reached the height of the translation movement, with astronomical, mathematical, and medical texts systematically rendered into Arabic, attracting scholars of many peoples to Baghdad.

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