Events
762 C.E. Founded by al-Mansur the second caliph of the Abbasid CaliphateConstruction was finishedBayt al-Hikma Academy was founded attracting many scholarsHülegü Khan(grandson of Chinggis Khan) sacked BaghdadSacked by TamerlaneCaptured by Shah Isma’il of Persia in 1501Conquered by the Ottoman ruler Süleiman the Magnificent in 1556Conquered briefly by Persia from 1623-16381917 the British occupied Baghdad1918 Ottomans lost their rule1921 it became capital of Iraq786-809 Beginning of Golden Age under the reign of Harun al-Rashid813-833 Continuance of Golden Age under alMa'mun
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