Medieval Baghdad
Dan Snow's History Hit
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4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Today we find ourselves in 9th-century Baghdad, the beating heart of the Islamic Abbasid Caliphate. This was a vast empire that stretched from North Africa through the Middle East, and all the way to Central Asia. At the height of the Islamic Golden Age, it hosted profound cultural and intellectual advancements that laid the foundations for our modern world.
Dan is joined by Ali A. Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam. Ali is one of the hosts of Echoes of History, a podcast by Ubisoft and they've just released two brand new series, Baghdad Soundwalks and Figures of Baghdad. In this episode, Ali delves into the stories of the key figures who shaped the city's golden age and appear in Figures of Baghdad.
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| 1:13.0 | Hi everybody, welcome to Dan Snow's history hit. |
| 1:16.0 | On this episode of the podcast we're going to be talking about 9th century Baghdad, |
| 1:20.0 | now the capital of Iraq, then the vibrant heart of the Islamic Abbasid |
| 1:25.8 | caliphate, a massive empire stretching from Central Asia right across North Africa |
| 1:32.2 | through the Middle East. |
| 1:33.3 | The 9th century has been described as an Islamic Golden Age. |
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