Within one hundred years of the death of the prophet Muhammed, the Islamic Empire covered an area larger in expanse than either the Roman Empire at its height or all the lands conquered and ruled by Alexander the Great. The city of Baghdad became the world’s largest city just fifty years after the first brick was laid. How did all this happen? And why?
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Renaissance #184 – The Islamic Empire (Reconquista #5)
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