House of Wisdom and the Translation Movement in Baghdad (8th–10th centuries)

1. Baghdad founded as Abbasid capital

   Jan 1, 762Labels: Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Sindhind astronomy translated for al-Manṣūr

   Jan 1, 772Labels: Sindhind, Al-Mansur

   • Zij Sindhind

3. Harun al-Rashid sponsors Abbasid royal library

   Jan 1, 790Labels: Harun al-Rashid, Royal library

   • Britannica
   • Harun Rashid

4. Al-Maʾmūn expands Bayt al-Ḥikmah’s activities

   Sep 27, 813Labels: Al-Ma m, Bayt al-

   • Britannica
   • Al Ma mun

5. Al-Kindī appointed to House of Wisdom

   Jan 1, 820Labels: Al-Kind, House of

   • Al Kindi

6. Al-Khwārizmī writes foundational algebra treatise

   Jan 1, 820Labels: Al-Khw rizm, Algebra

   • Al Jabr
   • Britannica

7. Almagest translated for al-Maʾmūn

   Jan 1, 828Labels: Ptolemy, Almagest

   • Ptolemaeus
   • Al Hajjaj

8. Hunayn ibn Isḥāq rises as leading translator

   Jan 1, 830Labels: Hunayn ibn, Translator

   • Hunayn
   • Benjamins

9. Miḥnah begins under al-Maʾmūn

   Jan 1, 833Labels: Mi nah, Al-Ma m

   • Britannica
   • Al Ma mun

10. Al-Mutawakkil ends the miḥnah

    Jan 1, 848Labels: Al-Mutawakkil, Mi nah

    • Britannica

11. Banū Mūsā publish mechanical devices treatise

    Jan 1, 850Labels: Ban M, Book of

    • Ingenious Devices
    • Britannica

12. Mongol sack of Baghdad destroys Abbasid institutions

    Feb 10, 1258Labels: Mongol sack, Baghdad

    • History Today
    • House Wisdom