The Jordan Times1 个月
Abbasid era in Gadara: Economic prosperity, earthquake devastation, urban transformation
“The Abbasid shift of the centre of the Caliphate from Syria to Iraq led to a rapid economic decline and drop in population, especially in the cities,” Khouri stressed, adding that the settlement ...
BBC2 年
What discoveries were made in the early Islamic civilisation?
It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the centre for science, medicine, maths and more! This early ...
来自MSN1 个月
Rise of the Abbasids: Islam's Mightiest Dynasty
It has come to be remembered as Islam’s ‘golden age’. This is the story of the Abbasid Caliphate. #EpicHistoryTV #IslamicHistory #AbbasidCaliphate Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska ...
BBC4 年
Israeli youths unearth 1,100-year-old gold coins from Abbasid era
Most of the money dates back to the early Islamic period, when the region was part of the Abbasid caliphate. The coins weigh 845g (30oz) and would have been worth a huge sum when they were buried ...
BBC7 年
Raqqa: Syrian capital of the IS 'caliphate'
IS militants paraded through Raqqa after the "caliphate" was proclaimed in June ... there and renamed it Raqqa ("the marsh"). In 771, the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansour chose Raqqa to serve as a ...