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Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
Baghdad.
They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
Baghdad was the capital city of the Islamic empire in the Abbasi age.
Baghdad, Iraq was the capital of the Abbassid Caliphate, which was largest and most powerful Islamic Empire at that time (of the several that existed). Córdoba, Spain was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and Fez, Morocco was the capital of the Idrissid Caliphate.
Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
no the umayyads ruled damascus as there capital the abbasids took Baghdad as there capital...
in around 762 A.D.
Baghdad.
No, the Seljuk Turks didn't build their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River. The Abbasids built their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River.
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.
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).
They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
In 762 AD, the Abbasid Caliphate under Al Mansur built a new capital at Baghdad.
Baghdad was the capital city of the Islamic empire in the Abbasi age.
Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
Iraq "had" (and still has) a capital of Baghdad Province. That capital "was" (and still is) Baghdad City. Or were you trying to ask "What country is Baghdad the capital of"? In which case the answer would be; The capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.