Iraq

Iraq is a country in the Middle East whose territory is analogous to Babylonia and more broadly to the ancient cultural region known as Mesopotamia.
==History==
The modern state of Iraq emerged out of colonialism as the British and French the Ottoman Empire amongst themselves against promises of a united Arab state.Bentley, Jerry H., et al. (2015). "The Great War: The World in Upheaval". In Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, pp. 780–808. Despite this, the contemporary boundaries correspond roughly to those of older territorial entities, such as the province of Iraq under the Abbasid Caliphate,Cattette. "Abbasid Caliphate 850 AD". Wikimedia Commons. Last updated 29 March 2021. Accessed 8 November 2023. the ancient kingdom of Babylonia, and the city-states of , all of which were situated in the between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.Spielvogel, Jackson J. (2018). "The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations". In Western Civilization, 10th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, pp. 1–31.Bentley, Jerry H., et al. (2015). "The Early Complex Societies, 3500 to 500 B.C.E.". In Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, pp. 2–129.
When the Abbasid Caliphate overthrew the reigning Umayyads in the mid-8th century, the new regime moved the capital from Damascus in the Levant to Baghdad in Iraq to be closer to the Persian allies who facilitated their victory.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Codex: Abbasid Revolution Baghdad greatly grew to become an international hub of commerce, education, culture, and finance so that by the 9th century,Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Codex: Center of a World it was a cosmopolitan city at the forefront of the world's scientific and literary advances.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Codex: Scientific MethodAssassin's Creed: Mirage – Codex: Translation MovementAssassin's Creed: Mirage – Codex: HealthcareAssassin's Creed: Mirage – Arabic as a Cultural Unifier The Mongol Empire's Sack of Baghdad in 1258, which targeted much of the city's intellectual institutions like the House of Wisdom,Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel was the death-knell to the Abbasids and led to a decline that lasted many centuries.
In 1936, a group of archaeologists in an Iraqi digging site uncovered an Isu artifact they named the Baghdad Battery, though its function would remain a mystery for many decades.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: Crypto-History: Artifacts
In 2003, as part of the greater "War on Terror", the United States invaded Iraq. The Templars had planned the Iraq War as early as December 2000 and expected their puppet, President George W. Bush, would restart U.S-Iraq animosities and, therefore, provide work for Dick Cheney's military contractors.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Rifts: Cluster 7 The war toppled 's government and American occupation lasted until 2011.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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