House of Wisdom
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The House of Wisdom was a renowned intellectual center and library in Baghdad where scholars of the Islamic Golden Age translated, preserved, and advanced knowledge in fields such as science, philosophy, and medicine.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cultural institution
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intellectual center → library → research institution → translation institute → |
| approximateFoundationDate |
late 8th century
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| associatedEvent |
Siege of Baghdad (1258)
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| associatedWithCaliph |
Harun al-Rashid
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al-Ma'mun → |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Abbasid dynasty
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| causeOfDestruction |
Mongol siege of Baghdad
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| city |
Baghdad
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| country |
Iraq (historical region of Mesopotamia)
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| destructionDate |
1258
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| disciplineAdvanced |
algebra
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medicine → optics → philosophy of Aristotle and Plato → trigonometry → |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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| expandedUnderRuleOf |
al-Ma'mun
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| fieldOfWork |
alchemy
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astronomy → geography → linguistics → logic → mathematics → medicine → pharmacology → philosophy → science → translation studies → |
| floruit |
9th century
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| foundedUnderRuleOf |
Harun al-Rashid
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| function |
astronomical observation and calculation
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education of scholars → philosophical inquiry → preservation of manuscripts → scientific research → translation of foreign works into Arabic → |
| hasPart |
library of manuscripts
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observatory (associated under al-Ma'mun) → translation bureau → |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to preservation of classical Greek texts
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key institution of the Islamic Golden Age → major center of translation movement into Arabic → served as model for later libraries and academies → |
| influenced |
Latin translations movement
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development of universities in Europe → medieval European science → |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophical tradition
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Hellenistic science → Indian mathematics and astronomy → Persian scholarly traditions → |
| languageOfSources |
Greek
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Persian → Sanskrit → Syriac → |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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| legacy |
bridge for transmission of knowledge from antiquity to medieval Europe
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symbol of Islamic scholarship and learning → |
| locatedIn |
Abbasid Caliphate
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| location |
Baghdad
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| name |
Bayt al-Hikma
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| nativeName |
بيت الحكمة
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| notableScholar |
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
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Qusta ibn Luqa → Thabit ibn Qurra → Yahya ibn Abi Mansur → al-Khwarizmi → al-Kindi → |
| patron |
Harun al-Rashid
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al-Ma'mun → |
| purpose |
to collect knowledge from different cultures
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to support state administration with scientific expertise → to translate and systematize scientific and philosophical works → |
| religiousContext |
Islam
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| status |
destroyed
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Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Abbasid Caliphate
("Bayt al-Hikma")
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Islamic Golden Age → Islamic Golden Age ("Bayt al-Hikma (Baghdad)") → |
notableInstitution |
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Al-Kindi
("House of Wisdom in Baghdad")
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Jabir ibn Hayyan → |
associatedWith |
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Al-Khwarizmi
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Al-Khwarizmi ("Abbasid court in Baghdad") → |
employer |
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al-Ma'mun
("Bayt al-Hikma")
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founded |
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Islamic world
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hasHistoricInstitution |
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Islamic astronomy
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hasKeyInstitution |
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Abbasid Caliphate
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hasPart |
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Baghdad
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historicallyKnownFor |
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House of Wisdom
("Bayt al-Hikma")
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name |
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House of Wisdom
("بيت الحكمة")
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nativeName |
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al-Ma'mun
("Bayt al-Hikma")
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patronage |
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Islamic mathematics
("House of Wisdom in Baghdad")
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relatedTo |