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The center of learning.
The last Abbasid caliph was Al-Mustakfi Billah, who ruled from 1517 until the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate after the Ottoman conquest of Baghdad. Following this event, the Abbasid title continued in a nominal sense under Ottoman protection, but the political power of the caliphate effectively ended. The Abbasid lineage persists in a cultural and historical context, but Al-Mustakfi is generally recognized as the final caliph of the Abbasid dynasty.
Timbuktu was once a busy trading center.
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The name of Aristotle's school was the Lyceum. It was a center for learning and philosophy in ancient Athens.
Nalanda is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, India, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from 427 to 1197 CE.
Aplia Inc. was acquired in 2007 by Cengage Learning, formally Thomas Learning. The acquisition took place in March of that year under the name Thomas Learning.
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The old name of Baghdad was "Madinat al-Salam," which translates to "City of Peace." Founded in the 8th century during the Abbasid Caliphate, it became a major cultural, commercial, and intellectual center of the Islamic world. The city's strategic location contributed to its growth and significance throughout history.
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It was through Brahmagupta's book Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta that the Arabs came to know of Indian astronomy. The famous king Khalif Abbasid Al Mansoor(712-775) founded Baghdad, which is situated on the banks of the Tigris, and made it a center of learning. The King invited a scholar of Ujjain by the name of Kanka in 770 A.D. Kanka used the Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta to explained the Hindu system of arithmetic and astronomy.
It was through Brahmagupta's book Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta that the Arabs came to know of Indian astronomy. The famous king Khalif Abbasid Al Mansoor(712-775) founded Baghdad, which is situated on the banks of the Tigris, and made it a center of learning. The King invited a scholar of Ujjain by the name of Kanka in 770 A.D. Kanka used the Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta to explained the Hindu system of arithmetic and astronomy.