The Smarty-Pants Palace, the Giganto Book-Nook, the Thicko Thinkery – all the nicknames I ardently choose to believe locals called the "Baghdad House of Wisdom". 1,000% true, an indisputable claim.
But what was this House of Wisdom? Let's find out!

SOURCES & Further Reading:
“Baghdad’s House of Wisdom” from “The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age” by Eamonn Gearon
“The Founding of Baghdad – 762” and “Islamic Golden Age Begins – 813” and “Qairouan University – 859” and “The Mongols Sack Baghdad – 1258” from “Turning Points in Middle Eastern History” by Eamonn Gearon
“Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy” by Joseph A. Angelo
Mohadi, Mawloud. (2019). The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah), an Educational Institution during the Time of the Abbasid Dynasty. A Historical Perspective. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities. 27. 1297 - 1313. https://www.britannica.com/place/Bayt...
“Translation Movements in Iran; Sassanian Era to Year 2000, Expansion, Preservation and Modernization” by Massoume Price

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