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).
in around 762 A.D.
Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
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.
no the umayyads ruled damascus as there capital the abbasids took Baghdad as there capital...
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.
Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
Arabs
Baghdad
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.