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30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-07-29 21:05:12
Description: The city of Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur. The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate in 750, and quickly consolidated their power by removing potential opponents. By 762 the new caliph had secured his position, and set about building a new administrative capital on the banks of the Tigris at a site previously occupied by an ancient village. Situated at a junction with the Sarat Canal that connected to the Euphrates, the new city benefited not only from plentiful access to water but also control over important trade routes. Construction began on 30 July 762 after two royal astrologers ...
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