became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire. :) -anonymous
became a rich and cultured city as the new capital of the empire. :) -anonymous
The high ranking officials holding the power during the Abbasid Dynasty were Saladin, and al-Adil.
Since algebra was developed during the Abbasid dynasty by Al-Khawarizmi, the people of the Abbasid dynasty were the first to use algebra.
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They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari lived during the Abbasid Dynasty.
Al-Ma'mun was an Abbasid caliph. He reigned from 813 until 833.He was born born in Baghdad, on the 15th September 786 and succeeded his brother, al-Amin, who was killed during the siege of Baghdad in 813.More information can be found here (click).
The person who developed algebra was famous Muslim mathematician Al-Khawarizmi. He is know as the "father" of algebra, and lived during the Golden Age of Islamic civilization during the Abbasid Dynasty.
The original House of Wisdom was set up in Baghdad in the 9th century CE during the rules of three notable Abbasid caliphs - Al-Mansur, Harun al-Rashid and Al-Ma'mun. A later 'House of Wisdom' was established in Cairo in 1004 by a Fatimid caliph.
The Abbasids moved their capital to Baghdad because they wanted to move it closer to Damascus during the time when Umayyad's capital was Damascus. In which means that the Abbasid empire wants to overthrow the Umayyad empire.
Baghdad was a great economical and social hub for the mid east and other parts of the world. Founded in the 8th century by Caliph al-Mansur (r. 754 - 775) as the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty. My uncle has been to Baghdad before the war and during the war. He said that before (and soon after) the first gulf war that even with Saddam in power it was a great city and it seemed that people were fairly happy. It had so many cultural icons being once Mesopotamia and the fertile crescent, many of such have been looted and sold to highest bidder and sadly will never be seen again.
Muslim scholars made cultural achievements during the golden age under the Abbasid Dynasty. These included calligraphy, architecture, literature, and philosophy.