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Large scale hostilities broke out with Byzantium and, under his rule, the Abbasid Empire reached its peak. [48] [49] However, his decision to split the succession proved to be damaging to the longevity of the empire. [50] Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809) receiving a delegation sent by Charlemagne at his court in Baghdad. Painting by Julius ...
Al-Mu'tasim, (833–842) was an Abbasid caliph, patron of the art and a powerful military leader. Al-Wathiq, (r. 842–847) was an Abbasid caliph, he was well educated and with a considerable interest in scholarship. Al-Mutawakkil, (r. 847–861) was the tenth Abbasid caliph, under his reign the Abbasid Empire reached its territorial height.
Map of the spread of Islam during the 7th and 8th centuries and of the Muslim world under the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates, from the Allgemeiner historischer Handatlas of Johann Gustav Droysen (1886) Harun's massive expedition achieved remarkably little in material terms.
Map of the Abbasid Empire, it vassals and other world empires in the 9th century Gold dinar minted during the reign of al-Amin (809–813) Map showing the major Varangian trade routes: the Volga trade route (in red) and the Trade Route from the Varangians to the Greeks (in purple). Other trade routes of the eighth-eleventh centuries shown in ...
After that Muslim dynasties rose; some of these dynasties established notable and prominent Muslim empires, such as the Umayyad Empire and later the Abbasid Empire, [1] [2] Ottoman Empire centered around Anatolia, the Safavid Empire of Persia, and the Mughal Empire in India. [citation needed]
Map of the fragmented Abbasid empire, with areas still under direct control of the Abbasid central government (dark green) and under autonomous rulers (light green) adhering to nominal Abbasid suzerainty, c. 892. Despite the brief duration of his dynasty, Ibn Tulun's rule was a seminal event not only for Egypt, but for the entire Islamic world ...
Map of the Muslim expansion and the Muslim world under the Umayyad and early Abbasid caliphates. In 636, the Muslim Arabs, who had since 633 invaded the territories of the Sasanian Empire, defeated them during a great battle known as the Battle of al-QÄdisiyyah. The Arabs then attacked Ctesiphon, and seized some parts of al-Mada'in. [3]
He sought to bolster his regime and support his religious policies by military success against the Abbasid Caliphate, the Empire's major antagonist. [6] Follis of a new type, minted in large quantities in celebration of Theophilos's victories against the Arabs from ca. 835 on.