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العربية
Medieval era · c. 800 CE – 1258

House of Wisdom

The House of Wisdom (Arabic: بَيْت الْحِكْمَة Bayt al-Ḥikmah), also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, was a major Abbasid-era public academy and intellectual center in Baghdad.

House of Wisdom
House of Wisdom · Zereshk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
c. 800 CE – 1258
Where
Abbasid Caliphate
Era
Medieval

Topics

Islamic Golden Age750 CE – 1258Abbasid Caliphate710 CE – 1258

Before and after

Battle of Lutos794 CEBattle of Brávellirc. 800 CEShow on timeline

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