The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of ...

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little ...

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Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu ...

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The game originated in India as 'Chaturanga'. It evolved into 'shatranj' in Persia. Arabs spread it widely. Chess flourished during the Abbasid era. It then reached Europe and the Americas. Boardroom ...

By the mid-8th century, before the Abbasid Caliphate defeated the Chinese at Talas in 751 CE and the subsequent An Lushan Rebellion in China, the Tang state was stretching deep into Central Asia ...