Baghdad Founded as Imperial Capital, Baghdad, Iraq | 762

Baghdad Founded as Imperial Capital, Baghdad, Iraq | 762 Read More »

Abbasid Caliphate Established, Kufa–Baghdad, Iraq | 750–762

Abbasid Caliphate Established, Kufa–Baghdad, Iraq | 750–762 Read More »

Battle of the Zab Topples Umayyads, Great Zab River, Iraq | 750

Battle of the Zab Topples Umayyads, Great Zab River, Iraq | 750 Read More »

Abbasid Revolution Begins in Khurasan, Merv (Mary), Iran | 747

Abbasid Revolution Begins in Khurasan, Merv (Mary), Iran | 747 Read More »

Battle of Akroinon: Byzantines Defeat Umayyads, Phrygia, Anatolia | 740

Battle of Akroinon: Byzantines Defeat Umayyads, Phrygia, Anatolia | 740 Read More »

Berber Revolt Reshapes Maghreb, Tangier–Tlemcen, North Africa | 740s

Berber Revolt Reshapes Maghreb, Tangier–Tlemcen, North Africa | 740s Read More »

Umayyad Advance into Gaul Checked at Toulouse, Toulouse, Aquitaine | 721

Umayyad Advance into Gaul Checked at Toulouse, Toulouse, Aquitaine | 721 Read More »

Northumbrian Supremacy Peaks under Ecgfrith, Northern England | 670s

Northumbrian Supremacy Peaks under Ecgfrith, Northern England | 670s Read More »

First Bulgarian Empire Recognized by Byzantium, Moesia, Balkans | 681

First Bulgarian Empire Recognized by Byzantium, Moesia, Balkans | 681 Read More »

Bulgar Khan Asparuh Defeats Byzantines at Ongal, Lower Danube | 680–681

Bulgar Khan Asparuh Defeats Byzantines at Ongal, Lower Danube | 680–681 Read More »