in around 762 A.D.
Baghdad (currently is the capital of Iraq)
Arabs
The Abbassids moved their capital to Baghdad because their base of support was among the Persians and Mesopotamian Arabs (as opposed to Damascus, which was the base of support for their Umayyad rivals).
Baghdad.
no the umayyads ruled damascus as there capital the abbasids took Baghdad as there capital...
No, the Seljuk Turks didn't build their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River. The Abbasids built their capital at Baghdad on the Tigris River.
They moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad for the benefits of better control of trade routes and information.
The Abbasids persecuted the Fatamis, which caused them to flee.
In 762 AD, the Abbasid Caliphate under Al Mansur built a new capital at Baghdad.
The abbasids were rulers of the Islamic Empire back in the 700s to 1200s.
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