INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The first change made by the Abbasids under al-Mansur was to move the empire’s capital from Damascus to a newly founded city. Established on the Tigris River in 762, Baghdad was closer to the Persian mawali support base of the Abbasids, and this move addressed their demand for less Arab dominance in the empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Abbasid caliphate (750–1258), which succeeded the Umayyads (661–750) in 750, the focal point of Islamic political and cultural life shifted eastward from Syria to Iraq, where, in 762, Baghdad, the circular City of Peace (madinat al-salam), was founded as the new capital.

Detailed explanation-3: -A love of knowledge was evident in Baghdad, established in 762 CE as the capital city of the Abbasid Caliphate in modern-day Iraq.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was in this spirit that the capital was moved from Damascus in Syria to Baghdad in Iraq in 762. This move aimed to keep the Abbasids close to their Persian support base. Moreover, the Caliph’s court was open to all the Muslim ethnicities that composed the empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -(750-1258 CE) overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and moved capital from Damascus to Baghdad to appease the Persian support base. The Abbasids welcomed non-Arab Muslims to their court which helped integrate Arab and Persian cultures.