Important Events in the Baghdad Area

  • Jan 1, 750

    The Rise of the Abbasid Caliphate

  • Period: Jan 1, 750 to Feb 5, 1258

    Spreading of Muslim Influence

  • Jan 1, 1120

    The Fall of the Khwarizm Empire

    This allowed the Assassins to rise to prominence and control the nobles through fear of assasination.
  • Feb 5, 1258

    The Sacking of Baghdad

  • Creation of the House of Wisdom