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The Abbasids overthrew a dynasty and built one of the greatest empires in history. Their rise reshaped the Islamic world and ushered in a golden age of power, knowledge, and wealth.

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We have often heard about the great Islamic Caliphate, established by the Abbasid Empire in Baghdad in the 8th century and destroyed in the 13th century by the Mongols. What is less discussed is ...

In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned ...

AMMAN — The ancient city of Gadara (modern Umm Qais) was developed during the Hellenistic and Roman eras and was part of the Decapolis. The settlement remained inhabited after the emergence of Islam ...

OUR story dates back to the era of Harun Rashid of the Abbasid Dynasty. One day, he became despondent and was unable to enjoy his sleep for a while. He hence asked for Bahloul, who was known as “the ...

The Abbasids were particularly known for their extravagant taste for food and palace banquets — and at times public banquets too — to which invitations were sent out in eloquent prose.