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Middle East (1250-1350). Muslim expansion 7 th century. Muslim expansion 1300. Main dynasties. Umayyads (661-750) ( Damascus ) (In Spain until 1492. Cordoba center of learning and trade) Abbasids (749-1258) ( Baghdad ) Fatimids (969-1171) ( Cairo )
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Main dynasties • Umayyads (661-750) (Damascus) (In Spain until 1492. Cordoba center of learning and trade) • Abbasids (749-1258) (Baghdad) • Fatimids (969-1171) (Cairo) • Ayyubids (1169-1259) (Cairo) • Mamluks (1259-1517) (Cairo) • Safavids (1500-1722) (Iran) • Ottomans (1299-1918) (Constantinople/Istanbul)
Islamic world • A cultural space • Linked with trade, migration, pilgramage • Religion as faith and as legal code • Urban culture • Non-Muslim communties • Heterodox orders
Main dynasties • Umayyads (661-750) (Damascus) (In Spain until 1492. Cordoba center of learning and trade) • Abbasids (749-1258) (Baghdad) • Fatimids (969-1171) (Cairo) • Ayyubids (1169-1259) (Cairo) • Mamluks (1259-1517) (Cairo) • Safavids (1500-1722) (Iran) • Ottomans (1299-1918) (Constantinople/Istanbul)
Fatimid Coin (10th c.) Umayyad coin (8th c)