Throughout the MENA region, once-mighty capitals shaped empires and cultures before being overshadowed by new power centers.

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The Abbasids overthrew a dynasty and built one of the greatest empires in history. Their rise reshaped the Islamic world and ushered in a golden age of power, knowledge, and wealth.

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The answer lies in the Byzantine Empire’s precarious position during his reign. Surrounded by powerful rivals like the Abbasid Caliphate, Theophilos needed to bolster his personal image and his empire ...

Originally built on the site of a Sassanian fire temple, the mosque traces its foundation back to 807 CE (192 AH), when the Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid ... while the Safavid dynasty (1501-1732) ...

Abbasids, and ultimately the Ottomans, who assumed the title in the 16th century after conquering much of the Islamic heartland. But by the early 20th century the Ottoman Empire was in decline.