Abbasid Caliphate

The Abbasid Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة العباسية‎ / ALA-LC: al-Khilāfah al-‘Abbāsīyyah), was the third of the Islamic caliphates. It was ruled by the Abbasid…
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The Banu Musa and the Book of Ingenious Devices, 850.    "So during the 800s, under the Abbasid Caliphate, there was a university in Baghdad that was called the House of Wisdom. It was initially founded as a center for the study and propagation of translation, particularly of the Greek and Roman classics..." Katie Scott, Bbc News, House Of Wisdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Ancient Music, Bagdad, Foreign Words, Al Andalus, Old Books
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The Banu Musa and the Book of Ingenious Devices, 850. "So during the 800s, under the Abbasid Caliphate, there was a university in Baghdad that was called the House of Wisdom. It was initially founded as a center for the study and propagation of translation, particularly of the Greek and Roman classics..."
The House of wisdom Baghdad. At the House of Wisdom, scholars of many nationalities and religions translated into Arabic, Greek, Persian and Indian works on mathematics, logic, astronomy, philosophy and the exact sciences, and wrote commentaries on those texts as well as original works of their own. History Of Islam, Ap World History, Ancient History, Art History, Islamic World, Islamic Art, Romans
The House of wisdom Baghdad. At the House of Wisdom, scholars of many nationalities and religions translated into Arabic, Greek, Persian and Indian works on mathematics, logic, astronomy, philosophy and the exact sciences, and wrote commentaries on those texts as well as original works of their own.
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Caliph Al-Musta’sim of Baghdad ruled till the Mongol invasion of the Abbasid domain. By February of 1258, the Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan, sacked Baghdad and captured Al-Musta’sim alive. TheMongols feared to execute the Caliph by beheading, due to a superstition that spilling royal blood would bring bad luck. Instead, they rolled Al-Musta’sim up in a rug and had him repeated trampled by horses until he died. The process took around fifteen minutes before the Caliph finally died. Record History, Battle Of Bosworth Field, Eurasian Steppe, Royal Blood, Medieval Period
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Caliph Al-Musta’sim of Baghdad ruled till the Mongol invasion of the Abbasid domain. By February of 1258, the Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan, sacked Baghdad and captured Al-Musta’sim alive. TheMongols feared to execute the Caliph by beheading, due to a superstition that spilling royal blood would bring bad luck. Instead, they rolled Al-Musta’sim up in a rug and had him repeated trampled by horses until he died. The process took around fifteen minutes before the Caliph finally died.
Fall of Baghdad in 1258, an event often considered as the single most catastrophic event in the history of Islam Genghis Khan, Imperio Mongol, Historia Universal, Caliphate, Ancient Books, Tangled, Horses
Mongol Empire - Wikipedia
Fall of Baghdad in 1258, an event often considered as the single most catastrophic event in the history of Islam
The House of Wisdom flourished until it was destroyed by the Mongols in the sacking of Baghdad in 1258. Islamic Architecture, Art And Architecture, Ancient Jericho, Italian Village, Ancient Cities
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The House of Wisdom flourished until it was destroyed by the Mongols in the sacking of Baghdad in 1258.
Hulagu, Genghis Khan's grandson and the man who destroyed Baghdad and the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258. Archery Equipment, Baghdad, Historical Costume, Vintage World Maps, Empire
Mongol Empire - Wikipedia
Hulagu, Genghis Khan's grandson and the man who destroyed Baghdad and the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258.
The painting illustrates the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian armies of Hulagu Khan in 1258. Caliph Al-Musta'sim crosses the bridge on the Tigris, ready to meet Hulagu Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). On the top of the walls of the city a Persan poem written by Sayf Al-Vahedi celebrates the charm of Baghdad.  The figures are dressed as Timurids of the 15th Century Oriental East, Persian Miniature, The Siege, Islamic Paintings
Mongol siege of Bagdad, Jami' al-Tawarikh, 1430-1434, Timurid
The painting illustrates the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian armies of Hulagu Khan in 1258. Caliph Al-Musta'sim crosses the bridge on the Tigris, ready to meet Hulagu Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). On the top of the walls of the city a Persan poem written by Sayf Al-Vahedi celebrates the charm of Baghdad. The figures are dressed as Timurids of the 15th Century
The painting illustrates the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian armies of Hulagu Khan in 1258. Caliph Al-Musta'sim crosses the bridge on the Tigris, ready to meet Hulagu Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). On the top of the walls of the city a Persan poem written by Sayf Al-Vahedi celebrates the charm of Baghdad.  The figures are dressed as Timurids of the 15th Century Timurid Empire, Medieval World, Iranian Art, Ancient Civilizations, North Africa, Galaxy Wallpaper
Mongol siege of Bagdad, Jami' al-Tawarikh, 1430-1434, Timurid
The painting illustrates the siege of Baghdad by the Mongolian armies of Hulagu Khan in 1258. Caliph Al-Musta'sim crosses the bridge on the Tigris, ready to meet Hulagu Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan). On the top of the walls of the city a Persan poem written by Sayf Al-Vahedi celebrates the charm of Baghdad. The figures are dressed as Timurids of the 15th Century
Siege of Baghdad by the Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan in 1258.  Ilkhanate miniature. Empire Mongol, Staatsbibliothek Berlin, History Facts, Ancient Origins, 14th Century
Siege of Baghdad by the Mongols, led by Hulagu Khan in 1258. Ilkhanate miniature.
Jacob Jordaens, The Tribute of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid to Charlemagne, 1663 Harun Al Rashid, Anthony Van Dyck, Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Jacob Jordaens, Italian Paintings, Art Database, Oil Painting Reproductions, Martin Luther
Christ Comes as a Gardener to Three Marys, c.1615 - Jacob Jordaens - WikiArt.org
Jacob Jordaens, The Tribute of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid to Charlemagne, 1663
Caliph Harun Al-Rashid walk at night on the town with his visor Dzjiafar - 1001 Nights Young Walt Disney, Anton Pieck, Science Fiction Artwork, Night Illustration, Dutch Painters, Medieval History, Dutch Artists, Arabian Nights, Graphic Artist
Caliph Harun Al-Rashid walk at night on the town with his visor Dzjiafar - 1001 Nights
Water Jug Presented to Charlemagne (742-814) by Harun Al-Rashid (circa 766-809) (Cloisonne Enamel) Poster Size Prints, Framed Poster Print, Framed Prints, Carolingian, Cloisonne Enamel, Enamels
Iraq Museum International Poster Exhibition
Water Jug Presented to Charlemagne (742-814) by Harun Al-Rashid (circa 766-809) (Cloisonne Enamel)
Bronze Chess Piece of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid  --  780-850 CE  --  Central Asia  --  Barakat Art Gallery Iraq, History Of Chess, Spread Of Islam, Best Iphone Wallpapers, Chess Pieces, Inevitable, Gingham
Bronze Chess Piece of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid -- 780-850 CE -- Central Asia -- Barakat Art Gallery
Early Abbasid Qur'an in the Walters Art Museum Quran Text, Bear The Burden, Sacred Text, Write It Down, Gold Ink, Manuscript, Oppression
Text Page with Illuminated Heading | The Walters Art Museum
Early Abbasid Qur'an in the Walters Art Museum