Chapter 46: Mu’tasim Succession 562
Turkish Soldiers 562
Samarra 563
Zatt’s Insurrections 563
Babak Pursued and Killed 563
War with Greeks 564
20
Ujayf Conspired Against the Caliph 565
Achievements and Character 566
Chapter 47: The Fall of Baghdad Fall of Baghdad 567
Chapter 48: Administrative Structure Under the Abbasids Caliph 575
Shura 578
Court 579
Wazir 579
Hajib 581
Central Board 581
Diwan-ul-Jund 582
Diwan-ul-Kharaj 583
Diwan-ul-Rasa’il 583
Diwan-ul-Khatam ,, 583
Diwan-ul-Barid 584
Diwan-uI-Azimmah 585
Diwan-ul-Nazir fil-Mazalim 585
Diwan-ul-Nafaqat 585
Diwan-ul-Sawafi and Diwan’d-Diya 585
Diwan-us-Sirr 586
Diwan-ul-Ard 586
Diwan-ul-Tawqi 586
Central Judiciary 587
Central Police 587
Prison Administration 588
Chapter 49: Scientific and Literary Progress Under the Abbasids Scientific Progress 589
Age of Translation 590
Biological Sciences 591
Internal and Medical Education 593
Hospitals and Medical Education 595
Ophthalmology and Eye Disease 596
Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology 597
Zoology and Veterinary Medicine 597
Pharmacy 598
Botany 600
Agricultural Science and Husbandry 600
Alchemy and Astrology 601
Astronomy 603
Mathematics 606
21
Botanical Sciences 610
Physics 612
Geology and Mineralogy 613
History 614
Geography 615
Mathematical Geography 616
Arabic Literature 618
Poetry 620
Philosophy 622
Kindi 626
Farabi 627
IbnSina 628
Ghazzali 630
Education 632
System of Education 633
Co-Education 634
Position of the Teachers 634
Music 635
Calligraphy 637
Architecture 638
City of Baghdad 639
Ukhaidir •„..- -. 640
Tariq Khana of Damghan ;640
Samarra 641
Qasr al-Jiss 641
Jausaq al-Kharqani 642
MUSLIM SPAIN
