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The Caliph's Splendor : : Islam and the West in the Golden age of Baghdad

Bobrick, Benson, 1947- Book - 2012 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 2.8 out of 5

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Minaret and tower -- The night of destiny -- King of kings -- Baghdad -- The culture of prosperity -- al-Andalus -- Greek fire -- Lombards, Saxons, and a poisoned crown -- "Iron Charles" -- Even the lowliest camel driver knew -- The harder they fall -- "Rum" and Khurasan -- The red soil of Tus -- The Siege of Baghdad -- Interregnum -- "Oval, square, and round" -- "City of the flower" -- Turban and cowl -- Appendix. The Umayyad caliphs of Damascus and the Abbasid caliphs of Baghdad.

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