The second great Islamic caliphate, whose 'Golden Age' from Baghdad saw extraordinary advances in science, philosophy, and trade before the Mongol sack of Baghdad in 1258 effectively ended the caliphate.
Effectively ended by the Mongol sack of Baghdad in February 1258 CE, when Hulagu Khan's forces besieged and destroyed the capital, executed Caliph al-Musta'sim, and terminated five centuries of Abbasid rule.
The atlas holds 4 border frames for Abbasid Caliphate — the shape you scrub through changes in 750 · 850 · 950 · 1136.
Specialist study of the Abbasid dynasty's foundation and early consolidation of power.
Broad context covering the full arc from Rashidun through Abbasid decline.
Scheherazade’s tales, framed in the Baghdad of Harun al-Rashid.