WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Abbasid caliphs established the city of Baghdad in 762 CE. It became a center of learning and the hub of what is known as the Golden Age of Islam .

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Abbasids the caliphate entered a new phase. Instead of focusing, as the Umayyads had done, on the West-on North Africa, the Mediterranean, and southern Europe-the caliphate now turned eastward. The capital was moved to the new city of Baghdad, and events in Persia and Transoxania were closely watched.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Abbasids moved the capital of the caliphate from Damascus to Baghdad, which they founded in part to be nearer to the heart of Persian governmental traditions. There, they combined Islam even more closely with Persian traditions of art and learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Abbasids moved their capital from Damascus to Baghdad, the capital of present-day Iraq. Q. was the capital city of the Abbasid Empire.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads and established their rule in 750 CE. They shifted their capital from Damascus to Baghdad .

Detailed explanation-6: -Christians and Jews were encouraged to serve in government. The Abbasids also strengthened the empire by moving the capital from Damascus to Baghdad. The new capital was closer to the area of their most loyal supporters.