Baghdad: History, Former Names & Timeline
The round city built by the Abbasids on the Tigris, home of the House of Wisdom and centre of the Islamic Golden Age.
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Former names of Baghdad
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AD 762 | Madinat al-Salam / Baghdad |
Timeline of Baghdad
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 762 | Caliph al-Mansur founds Baghdad |
| AD 830 | The House of Wisdom flourishes and Greek works are translated on a grand scale |
| 1258 | Hülegü takes Baghdad and kills the Abbasid caliph |
| 1534 | The Ottomans take Baghdad |
| 1921 | Becomes capital of the Kingdom of Iraq |
| 2003 | US forces capture Baghdad |
Who ruled Baghdad
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC–2 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 1 BC–399 | Parthian Empire |
| 400–499 | Persia |
| 500–799 | Sasanian Empire |
| 800–999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000–1099 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1100–1199 | Seljuk Empire |
| 1200–1299 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1300–1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400–1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492–1599 | Emirate of the White Sheep Turks |
| 1600–1919 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1920–1944 | Mesopotamia (GB) |
| 1945–today | Iraq |