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Renaissance #184 – The Islamic Empire (Reconquista #5)
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…
Renaissance #183 – The Rise of al-Ma'mün (Reconquista #4)
Al-Ma'mün, the caliph of The Islamic Empire at the height of its power, was born the same year that his father became caliph. His mother was “the ugliest…
Renaissance #182 – The House of Wisdom (Reconquista #3)
The Islamic Golden Age is usually attributed to two father & son caliphs from the Abbäsid dynasty in the 8th century – the Caliph Harun al-Rashid and his…
Renaissance #181 – Islamic Golden Age (Reconquista #2)
The Islamic Golden Age lasted between the 8th to the mid-13th centuries. As the Muslims pushed further to the east, they crashed into the Chinese Tang dynasty. The…