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         <description><![CDATA[Caliph Al-Mansur strategically chose Baghdad as the capital of the Abbasid Empire. Its location near water and important trade routes made it perfect for growth and prosperity.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Baghdad was designed as a perfect circle, known as the 'Round City'. All important buildings were located in the centre, symbolizing the city's importance as the heart of the empire.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Under Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Baghdad entered its Golden Age. He encouraged scholars and artists, making Baghdad a centre of learning and culture.]]></description>
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         <title>800 AD: Baghdad as a Trade Hub</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By 800 AD, Baghdad had become a major centre for trade between East and West. Goods such as silk, spices, and precious stones flowed through the city's markets.]]></description>
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         <title>832 AD: House of Wisdom</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The House of Wisdom, a grand library and translation institute, was established. Scholars from around the world came here to study and translate texts from Greek, Persian, and Indian sources.]]></description>
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         <title>850 AD: Al-Kindi&#39;s Contributions</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Al-Kindi, known as the 'Philosopher of the Arabs', made significant contributions to mathematics, medicine, and philosophy in Baghdad during this period.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[By 900 AD, Baghdad had become the largest city in the world outside of China, with a population reaching about 1 million people.]]></description>
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         <title>1258 AD: Fall of Baghdad</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The Mongol invasion led by Hulagu Khan marked the end of Baghdad's Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was destroyed, and many scholars were killed or fled.]]></description>
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