Baghdad flourishes under Caliph Harun ar-Rashid, becoming…

796 CE

Baghdad flourishes under Caliph Harun ar-Rashid, becoming the most splendid city of the period.

Tribute is paid by many rulers to the caliph, and these funds are used on architecture, the arts and a luxurious life at court.

Harun decides in 796 to move his court and the government to …

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