When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: May 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780306814358
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; History; History - General History; History: World; Iraq; Medieval; Middle East - General; 661-750; 750-1258; Abbasids; Islamic Empire
First sentence: In about the year 720, a wandering perfume seller was doing the rounds of the small villages in the semi-desert areas of southern Jordan.