Abbasid Caliphs
Part of a longer article on the history of Islam; outlines the Abbasid caliphate, independent and alongside other dynasties, then under the protection of the Seljuks until the deat…
Al-Khwarizmi, Muhammad Bin Musa
Biography of one of the most influential Muslim mathematicians, born in a town in what is present day Uzbekistan around 770.
Baghdad under the Abbasids
A description of the city under Abbasid rule by Yakut (c. 1000 CE); from the Medieval Sourcebook.
Baghdad: Metropolis of the Abbasid Caliphate
Chapter 5 of a book by Gaston Wiet describes the intellectual, cultural and scientific ferment of the Abbasid court.
Egypt: History - Abbasid Period
Covers the impact of Abbasid rule on Egypt, and the rise of the Tulunids.
Medieval Sourcebook : Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masu'di (ca. 895?-957 CE)
"The Book of Golden Meadows" was written about 940 CE; these excerpts cover the lives of several Abbasid caliphs.
The Abassid Dynasty
A summary of the second Arab Caliphate, their achievements, and threats to their rule. Also covers the development of the Mamluks, and the decline of the dynasty.
The Art of the Abbasid Period (750-1258 A.D.)
An online exhibition from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) offers a profile of the caliphate, and illustrations of their cultural and artistic achievement.