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Map of the Muslim world in 800

The Abbasid golden age. Zoom in, compare the frontier with other centuries and tap a battle for the story.

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Turning points

751Talas, against Tang China
756Spain breaks away
813Siege of Baghdad
838Amorium
869Zanj revolt begins

What came next

Provinces slipped to local dynasties and Turkish guards took over the court. In 945 the Buyids, a Persian Shia family, seized Baghdad and left the caliph with his title only.

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Battles

Battles on the 800 map

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Eleven turning points

632The Prophet's state in Madinah610 to 632

644Abu Bakr and Umar: the great conquests632 to 644

661Uthman, Ali and the first civil war644 to 661

750The Umayyads of Damascus661 to 750

800The Abbasid golden age750 to 945

1000Three caliphs at once909 to 1055

1190The Crusades and Salahuddin1071 to 1192

1260The Mongol storm1219 to 1260

1683Three gunpowder empires1453 to 1707

1923The end of the caliphate1914 to 1924

2026Nation states and modern wars1948 to 2026

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