Abbasid Caliphate
750–1258 · Event
The third Islamic caliphate, ruling from Baghdad; presided over the Islamic Golden Age until the Mongol sack of 1258.
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More from Islam
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Mongol sack of Baghdad (1258)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Sunni-Shia split (656)
- Rashidun Caliphate begins (632)
- Abolition of the Caliphate (1924)
Around 750
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Reconquista (722)
- Umayyad Caliphate begins (661)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
- Founding of Baghdad (762)
- House of Wisdom (830)
- Umayyad Caliphate (661)
- Battle of Tours (732)