SOCIAL STUDIES

1. ABBASIDS
GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM
Presented by: MAHNOOR FARRUKH

2. WHO WERE ABBASIDS?
• Family tree
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3. Establishing the rule
• Persian family: Abbasids
• Allied with enemies of Umayyad
and imposed war
• First ruler: Al-Saffah 750 A.D.
• Captured Persia and moved to west
• Established a powerful and wealthy
caliphate
• Golden age of Islam
• Area covered: 11600000km2

5. Aims and objectives of Abbasids
• Focused on exploring
knowledge
• The region became the
center for education and
advancements
• Age of Discovery and
knowledge began

6. The round city of Baghdad
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7. Baghdad – the largest city in the world
• Built by Al-Mansoor 762
• Fertile land, food and water supply
• Trade for the country- Tigris and Euphrates
• Round city- structure
• Protected against enemy
• 13m high and 14 m thick wall boundary
• 4 gates 360 towers
• 20m wide ditch
• Central area mosque

9. Cultural developments
• Islamic world under Persians
• Arts, literature, philosophy and medicine
• Harun al Rashid 786-809
• Baghdad became center of learning
• This city attracted poets, philosophers, scientists, and artists
• Ambassadors had contacts as far as France and china
• Bayt al Hikmah- university, house of wisdom
• Cultural and educational developments

10. Wealth
• Important trade route were
connected to Baghdad
• Center for trade
• All goods from famous markets of
the world
• Banking developed as a result of
vast business
• Exchanged currency- cheques
• Wealthy caliphs

11. Challenges for Abbasids
• End of the reign of harul al rashid
• Year 909: Shiite Fatimid family took over Egypt- rival caliphate
• Abd al Rahman- spain- Umayyad caliph

12. End of Abbasid era
• Serious defeats- Turk Seljuk's gaining power
• Seljuks took control of Iraq and Persia
• 1055 Seljuk took control of Baghdad
• 1258: end of abbasid- Baghdad captured by
mongols
• Everything destroyed and caliph was killed

13. Important links
• History might not be interesting for everyone but it surely has a lot of lessons for us. To increase
knowledge about your past follow these links.
• Why did abbasid caliphate end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9hFgkeirE
• Bghdad attacked by mongols:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIfOyvUU35s
More about abbasid rulers
The Abbasids - Baghdad (Lecture 5-1) – YouTube
The Abbasid Revolution | 744CE - 786CE | The Birth of Islam Episode 08 – YouTube
Al Mansur, the Founder of Baghdad | 754CE - 775CE | Abbasid Caliphate #2 – YouTube
Harun al-Rashid | The Golden Prime | 766CE – 809CE | Abbasid Caliphate #3 - YouTube