Baghdad, the setting of Assassin's Creed Mirage, was the bustling capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a major center of commerce, culture, and learning during the 9th century. The Mongol invasion in ...

Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of the ...

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Raqqa before 'Raqqa wares' : toward a typology of ornament in the ceramic workshops of early Abbasid Tal Aswad -- Fixtures and fittings : the role of decoration in Abbasid palace design -- 'Waves of ...