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 for five centuries. They ...

But Iran was also quick to declare victory despite suffering more than 600 military and civilian casualties by pointing at ...

The Umayyad Caliphate once ruled a vast Islamic empire, but internal divisions, social unrest, and rising opposition led to ...

Consider the Song dynasty in China, which lasted from 960 to 1279AD. ... The zealots of Islamic State revere the Abbasid caliphate, but would have hated its tolerance.

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 ...

The Ottoman caliphate, whose nature was reinterpreted multiple times throughout the empire's history, was to survive for 412 years, from 1512 until 1924. Who was the last caliph?

The Abbasid Caliphate was founded in 750 by a dynasty descended from and named itself after the Prophet Muhammad’s uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, who died 100 years before the dynasty was ...

New Assassin’s Creed video game brings Baghdad’s Golden Age back to life. The game brings to life a city that was the intellectual and artistic heart of the mighty Abbasid empire.

An empire is made up of many territories governed by a central authority like an emperor. ... The Abbasid caliphate was created following the overthrow of the Umayyad caliphate in 750.

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire ever, ... Baghdad was the seat of power of the Abbasid Caliphate and was led by Caliph Al-Musta'sim Billah. His position as caliph made him, ...