The Abbasids: Islam's Golden Age (All Parts)

Summary by Krater

This video details the history of the Abbasid Caliphate, from its rise in the eighth century to its eventual decline and fall under Mongol invasions in the thirteenth century.

From the video

Answers: What is the history of the Abbasid Caliphate?

• Abbasid Caliphate history
• Rise of the Abbasids
• Golden Age of Islam
• Abbasid Revolution
• Harun al-Rashid
• House of Wisdom
• Decade of Anarchy
• Mongol invasion of Baghdad

What it concludes

• The Abbasid Caliphate presided over an era of military dominance, city building, scholarship, and technological innovation known as Islam's golden age.
• The Abbasid Revolution in 747 AD overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established a new dynasty based on descent from the Prophet's uncle Al-Abbas.
• The reign of Harun al-Rashid is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, stability, and cultural achievement for the Abbasid Caliphate.
• The reliance on Turkish slave soldiers by later caliphs, while shoring up short-term power, ultimately sowed the seeds of future turmoil and the Decade of Anarchy.
• The Seljuk Turks swept into the Caliphate and revived Sunni political power, but successive successions and crusader invasions fractured their empire.
• The Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258 AD and the execution of Al-Mustasim ended meaningful Abbasid political power forever.