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Tag: Caliph

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30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the Battle of the Baggage

30th September 2018
Tagged as: Afghanistan, Caliph, Caliphate, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, Turgesh, Umayyad

The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh forces.

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30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur

30th July 2018
Tagged as: Abbasid, Al-Mansur, Architecture, Baghdad, Caliph, Islam, Madinat al-Salaam, Muslim

The city of Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur.

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