Bobrick, Benson 1947-
The Caliph's Splendor : Islam and the West in the Golden Age of Baghdad - 1st - New York Simon & Schuster 2012 - x,284 Pages 25x16 cm HB
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A history of Arab civilization under the leadership of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph of "The thousand and one nights," whose actual court was nearly as splendid as the fictional one. Examines Harun's rise to power, his fostering of many cultural and scientific advances that still affect us today, the growth of the Muslim Empire under his rule, and his struggle to hold back the Byzantine forces from his kingdom.
9781416567622
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Empire
Interfaith relations
327.53049
The Caliph's Splendor : Islam and the West in the Golden Age of Baghdad - 1st - New York Simon & Schuster 2012 - x,284 Pages 25x16 cm HB
INclude Idex and Bibliography
A history of Arab civilization under the leadership of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph of "The thousand and one nights," whose actual court was nearly as splendid as the fictional one. Examines Harun's rise to power, his fostering of many cultural and scientific advances that still affect us today, the growth of the Muslim Empire under his rule, and his struggle to hold back the Byzantine forces from his kingdom.
9781416567622
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Empire
Interfaith relations
327.53049