The Abbasids ruled one of history’s greatest empires, overseeing Islam’s Golden Age Discover their rise to power and ultimate ...

It fell around 651 following economic decline and conquest by the Islamic caliphate. The Empire of Japan was one of the largest maritime empires in history, spanning 2.86 million square miles at ...

The Islamic Empire was a time of great innovation ... to translate books from ancient Greek. The Arabs developed this knowledge at a time when it had been lost in Europe, due to the fall of ...

Landmarks including the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by ...

during this fruitful period of history, Islamic leaders established one of the largest empires in the world. Islamic forces conquered vast regions that included North Africa, parts of the Middle ...