762 CE

Medieval era · 762 CE

Baghdad founded

The Abbasid caliph al-Mansur builds a round city on the Tigris. Baghdad becomes a world center of science, translation and trade.

Plan of the Round City of Baghdad — Plan of the Round City of Baghdad · William Muir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

When: 762 CE
Where: Iraq
Era: Medieval

Topics

Islamic Golden Age750 CE – 1258 Iraq2,350 BCE – today Abbasid Caliphate710 CE – 1258

Before and after

Battle of the Rishki Pass759 CE Alid revolt of 762–763762 CE – 763 CE Show on timeline

Sources: Round City of Baghdad, مدينة بغداد المدورة

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