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Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate

Guy Lestrange
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Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate by Guy Lestrange comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate by Guy Lestrange appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

And it's a great book. It was written in 1900 by, he's British, even though he has a Belgian name, Guy Lestrange, Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate.

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378. Baghdad: The Golden Age (Part 3) on The Rest Is History
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The host references 'Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate' to illustrate the complex social dynamics and multiculturalism of Baghdad during the time of Harun al-Rashid. The book provides insights into how the city's structure and society evolved, drawing parallels with other historical cities like Rome.

Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate by Guy Lestrange most often appears in conversations about multicultural quality of Baghdad.

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The host references 'Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate' to illustrate the complex social dynamics and multiculturalism of Baghdad during the time of Harun al-Rashid. The book provides insights into how the city's structure and society evolved, drawing parallels with other historical cities like Rome.

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Historians and enthusiasts of Islamic history
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Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 37:32 in the episode where we captured it.

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378. Baghdad: The Golden Age (Part 3) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate by Guy Lestrange. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 37:32.

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The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate by Guy Lestrange.

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The host references 'Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate' to illustrate the complex social dynamics and multiculturalism of Baghdad during the time of Harun al-Rashid. The book provides insights into how the city's structure and society evolved, drawing parallels with other historical cities like Rome. It most often appears in conversations about multicultural quality of Baghdad.

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A great book written in 1900 by Guy Lestrange discusses the relationship of the round city of Mansur to greater Baghdad during the time of Harun al-Rashid.

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Key quote: And it's a great book. It was written in 1900 by, he's British, even though he has a Belgian name, Guy Lestrange, Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate.
The host references 'Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate' to illustrate the complex social dynamics and multiculturalism of Baghdad during the time of Harun al-Rashid. The book provides insights into how the city's structure and society evolved, drawing parallels with other historical cities like Rome.