The Abbasid Caliphate: A History

A history of the Abbasid Caliphate from its foundation in 750 and golden age under Harun al-Rashid to the conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, this study examines the Caliphate as an empire and an institution, and its imprint on the society and culture of classical Islamic civilization.

• | Author: Tayeb El-Hibri
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: July 01, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 360 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1107183243
• | ISBN-13: 9781107183247