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To end the power of the caliph, which is the Islamic religious or political leader of Islam.
They weren't normally moved. Armies would build them on site when they began a siege.
The goal was for Nazi-Germany and Italy to link up with the Japanese armies as they moved across Asia, cutting the allies in two.
Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburg Landing.
grant moved his troops down the mississippi river to pittsburg landing.
To end the power of the caliph, which is the Islamic religious or political leader of Islam.
The Abbassid Caliphate capital was moved to BAGHDAD, IRAQ, because Syria had an Umayyad power-base and Baghdad was much closer to Persia, which was the Abbassid power-base.
Baghdad.
The Abbasid Dynasty
At first it was Baghdad, but later I believe the capital was moved to Damascus.
The Abbassids moved their capital to Baghdad because their base of support was among the Persians and Mesopotamian Arabs (as opposed to Damascus, which was the base of support for their Umayyad rivals).
He moved his armies eastward.
Armies, fleets, traders, messengers, tourists.
They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
They weren't normally moved. Armies would build them on site when they began a siege.
Damascus was the capital of the Uymmad Caliphate, the caliphate before the Abbasid one. The first capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was Kufa, then Baghdad, then Samarra, and then Baghdad once more (all four cities located in Iraq).