At a glance
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Harun
بغداد في أوجها: عدل وحج وشعر وفتوح.
Al-Ma'mun
عصر الترجمة والرصد والجدل.
Abd Allah al-Ma'mun ibn Harun al-Rashid · Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom
Samarra
الخلفاء يسكنون مدينة العسكر نصف قرن.
Amirs and sultans
البويهيون ثم السلاجقة يحكمون باسم الخليفة.
The end
1258: هولاكو يطفئ بغداد بعد خمسة قرون.
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Overview
A path through the great centuries of Baghdad: al-Rashid, al-Ma'mun and the House of Wisdom, Samarra, and the caliphate on the throne of the sultans.
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islam.museum contributors. “The Abbasid Age”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-abbasid-age/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.