Baghdad

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Names: Baghdad
Place Type: political
Description: Sacked by Muslim Arabs 634; rose to importance as religious, trade & cultural center in 8th cen.; nearly destroyed by Mongols 1258; conquered by Tamerlane 1401; taken by Suleiman the Magnificent 1534; part of Ottoman Empire 1638; taken by British 1917.
Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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