When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty

Name: When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
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ISBN: 9780306814808

ISBN-10: 0306814803

ISBN-13: 9780306814808

Edition: 2006

Authors: Hugh Kennedy

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The "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. Islamic culture and enterprise stretched from Tunisia to India; its legacy influenced politics and society for years to come. From the founding of the city of Baghdad in A.D. 762 to the end of the ninth century, the rule of the Abbasid dynasty was the zenith of Islamic conquest and influence. The caliphs of Baghdad formed the model for succeeding Muslim regimes, from military conquests to court-sponsored poetry and literature, from building palaces to establishing court bureaucracies. Yet the true story of this fascinating empire has…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 3/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English