Turning Points in Middle Eastern History Season 1 Episode 9
Turning Points in Middle Eastern History
Season 1

Ep 9. Islamic Golden Age Begins - 813

  • TV-PG
  • February 5, 2016
  • 31 min

Under the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun, Baghdad thrived as both a center of trade and manufacturing and a world city of scholarship. Consider al-Ma'mun's lavish patronage of learning, his promotion of translation and scholarly missions, and his extraordinary influence in three areas: literature, the sciences, and Islamic theology.

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  • First Aired
    February 5, 2016
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    31 min
  • Language
    English
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