¹ The historical narratives, all recorded during the early Abbasid period, were not, according to Tayeb El-Hibri, intended “to tell facts but rather to provide commentary” on political, sociocultural, ...

The treasure includes Abbasid dirhams, proof of the extraordinary interconnectivity and long distance trade (MEE/Jan Keulen) Nelleke Ijssennagger, a specialist in medieval history at Groningen ...

During this period, a significant political transition occurred as the authority shifted from the Umayyad rule to the Abbasid rule, which relocated the centre of political power, moving it from ...

They were the successors to Muhammad. The first major caliphate was the Rashidun Caliphate, followed by the Umayyad Caliphate and the Abbasid Caliphate. The Islamic Golden age began during the ...