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The Abbasids invite the Umayyads to a dinner and murder them, taking control of their empire.
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The capital of Islamd, Damascus, is moved to the newly constructed city, Baghdad.
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Buyids almost defeat the Abbasids.
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Baghdad is yet again captured by the Seljuk Turks. The Seljuks were kind though, and let the Abbasid caliph remain as a religious leader. The Great Seljuks=Orange
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Buyids are defeated once and for all by the Seljuks.
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The first college was built from 1228-1233. It was called Mustansiriya Madrasa and taught the Sunni law.
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All the prosperity comes to a halt with the complete demolition of Baghdad by the llkhanid Branch of the Mongols. The Tigris River and Euphrates ran red with blood from 100,000 people massacred by the Mongols.
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A new city is established, called Samarra and becomes the new capital
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Baghdad is captured by the Buyids
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The Fatimids dislike the fancy lifestyle of the Abbasids and they drive them out of Tunisia, and Eygypt, where the Fatimid Empire started.
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Around this time the Fatimids controlled much of North Africa.
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The Abbasid rule starts to wane as the taxes increase, Caliphs enjoyed easy living and ignored their duties, and trade was declining from the bandit attacks on merchants.
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Samarra stays capital until the year, 883
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The Golden Age was a period where Baghdad and Samarra’ functioned as the cultural and commercial capitals of the Islamic world. During this period, a distinctive style emerged and new techniques were developed that spread throughout the Muslim realm and greatly influenced Islamic Art and architecture.
