Abu Zayd’s travel accounts reflect the Arab-Islamic drive under the early Abbasid dynasty to explore eastward and especially to connect to China. In the Accounts’ introduction, the second ...

The Abbasids overthrew a dynasty and built one of the greatest empires in history. Their rise reshaped the Islamic world and ushered in a golden age of power, knowledge, and wealth.

This great era in Islamic history is known as The Abbasid Dynasty. It was a time of growth ... in Sweden and elsewhere, showing the extent of Arab trade with Vikings and others.

Courtyard of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in AD876 during the Abbasid dynasty. Muhammad later moved to the city of Medina and built a mosque (Islamic place of worship).