AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
3min chapter
The Abbasid caliphate: everything you wanted to know
History Extra podcast
Intro
This chapter examines the history of the Abbasid caliphate from its rise in 750 AD to its cultural capital in Baghdad. It also covers the caliphate's extensive influence, its fragmentation post-950, and its symbolic significance leading up to the Mongol invasion in 1258.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode