Das Weltreich der Kalifen
- Episode aired Apr 18, 2010
- 44m
In 632 AD, the death of founding prophet Mohammed required a successor, 'caliph' in Arabic, to rule Islam. The Ommayad dynasty soon conquered most of the Byzantine and Persian empires, absor... Read allIn 632 AD, the death of founding prophet Mohammed required a successor, 'caliph' in Arabic, to rule Islam. The Ommayad dynasty soon conquered most of the Byzantine and Persian empires, absorbing much of their institutions, technique and culture, ruling from Damascus. The Abassid ... Read allIn 632 AD, the death of founding prophet Mohammed required a successor, 'caliph' in Arabic, to rule Islam. The Ommayad dynasty soon conquered most of the Byzantine and Persian empires, absorbing much of their institutions, technique and culture, ruling from Damascus. The Abassid dynasty made new capital Bagdad, on the Tigris, on unprecedented beacon of cosmopolitan ci... Read all