Epic History. The Abbasids: Islam's Golden Age. Posted: April 2, 2025 | Last updated: April 2, 2025. In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest ...

The early Abbasids were ambiguous about their Alid affections and intentions, giving the impression to many that the “Abbasid revolution” was a vehicle for a Shiite restoration, that is, a ...

Ironically, the actual founder of the Abbasid caliphate, Abu Ja’far al-Mansur, killed Khurasani in the year 137 Hijri in Madain. The Kurds also say he is one of them, his name is Bahzad, and he ...

“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 ...

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Abbasid Caliphs, dynastic rulers of the Islamic world between the middle of the eighth and the tenth centuries, who headed a multi-cultural Muslim empire. Show more ...