When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World
Subtitle: The Rise And Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780306814808
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; History Of Individual Cities; Islamic History; History; History - General History; History: World; Iraq; Medieval; Middle East - General; 750-1258; Abbasids; Islam; 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.