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The Jahaz Mahal (built in the late 15th Century CE) in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh.

The tomb of Hoshang Shah in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh.

Dinar (gold coins) minted in the reign of al-Mansur (r. 754-775 CE) of the Abbasid dynasty (750-1258 CE).

Dinar (gold coin) minted in 783 CE, during the reign of al-Mahdi (r. 755-785 CE) of the Abbasid dynasty (750-1258 CE).

This is a painting of Yavuz Sultan Selim I (r. 1512-1520 CE), the ninth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1924 CE). Painted sometime between 1789 and 1806 CE.

A calligraphic vector diagram of the name of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (c. 568–c. 653 CE), an uncle of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and progenitor of the Abbasid Dynasty.

This 13th Century CE Arabic manuscript is the earliest manuscript from the Abbasid era (750-1258 CE). The Abbasids initiated a cascade of translation activities to preserve and further aggrandize western and eastern knowledge. Part of the...

This is a map showing the greatest extent of the Aghlabids (800-909 CE).

This map shows the layout of the Abbasid capital of Baghdad from 767 to 912 CE (it was subjected to changes with time), situated in modern day Iraq. The basic structure was circular.

Dinars (gold coins) minted in the reign of Caliph Al-Amin (r. 809-813 CE) of the Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258 CE).