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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Al-Farghani's Mistake
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While expanding the urban settlements along the Tigris, the 9th century Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil needed a canal to bring water to a ne...
Monday, May 13, 2024
Great Mosque of Samarra
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During the reign of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil (822 - 861), he commissioned several building projects. Up to 20 palaces are listed ...
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Ending Religious Tolerance
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The 10th Abbasid caliph was not intended to rise to that position. Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Harun was born in 822 to an Abbasid prince a...
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