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'''Baghdad''' is the capital of {{wiki|Iraq}} and originally the former capital of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. During the Abbasid period, it was one of the foremost cultural, intellectual, and economic centers of the world, presiding over the [[Islamic Golden Age]], but this status ended with its [[Sack of Baghdad|decimation]]<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel)]] – Chapter 76</ref> at the hands of [[Hülegü Khan]] and the [[Mongol Empire]] in 1258.<ref>{{WP|Baghdad}}</ref> | '''Baghdad''' (Arabic: بَغدَاد) is the capital of {{wiki|Iraq}} and originally the former capital of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. During the Abbasid period, it was one of the foremost cultural, intellectual, and economic centers of the world, presiding over the [[Islamic Golden Age]], but this status ended with its [[Sack of Baghdad|decimation]]<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel)]] – Chapter 76</ref> at the hands of [[Hülegü Khan]] and the [[Mongol Empire]] in 1258.<ref>{{WP|Baghdad}}</ref> | ||
== History== | ==History== | ||
After [[Khepri]] completed her initiation as an [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Hidden One]], [[Bayek]] tasked her with establishing a home for the [[Hidden Ones]] in Baghdad, an order with which she complied, taking with her part of an [[Isu]] [[Vejovis' dagger|dagger]].<ref name="Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref> | After [[Khepri]] completed her initiation as an [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Hidden One]], [[Bayek]] tasked her with establishing a home for the [[Hidden Ones]] in Baghdad, an order with which she complied, taking with her part of an [[Isu]] [[Vejovis' dagger|dagger]].<ref name="Chapter 02">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 2: Training</ref> | ||
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Baghdad (Arabic: بَغدَاد) is the capital of Iraq and originally the former capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. During the Abbasid period, it was one of the foremost cultural, intellectual, and economic centers of the world, presiding over the Islamic Golden Age, but this status ended with its decimation[1] at the hands of Hülegü Khan and the Mongol Empire in 1258.[2]
History
After Khepri completed her initiation as an Egyptian Hidden One, Bayek tasked her with establishing a home for the Hidden Ones in Baghdad, an order with which she complied, taking with her part of an Isu dagger.[3]
Around 820, the Persian polymath al-Khwarizmi was appointed as the astronomer and head of the library of Baghdad's House of Wisdom.[4] Among his students in astronomy and mathematics was Basim Ibn Ishaq, who was a frequent visitor of the library in his youth.[5]
At the height of the Islamic Golden Age, Thābit ibn Qurra emerged as a leading visionary in the fields of mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, astrology, and astronomy. Although born in Harran, he moved to Baghdad and occupied his years with teaching, study, and innovation until his death in 901.[6]
In 1936, archaeologists discovered a set of artifacts that they referred to as the "Baghdad Battery", which unbeknownst to them were Isu power sources that used temporal energy as fuel.[7]
Layout
The city was divided into four sections:[8] the gardens of the central Round City[9] or Madinat As-Salam,[10] the southeastern[10] trade region of Karkh,[9] the northern industrial Harbiyah,[10] and the western[10] scientific district[11] of Abbasiyah[10] which contained the House of Wisdom.[12][10]
Behind the scenes
After being mentioned a number of times throughout the Assassin's Creed series, Baghdad will make its first appearance in the upcoming 2023 video game Assassin's Creed: Mirage, which will feature Basim Ibn Ishaq as the main protagonist.
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Concept art of Basim and Roshan freerunning in Baghdad in day -
Baghdad overview -
Basim and Roshan freerunning in Baghdad at night
Appearances
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- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Converts (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) – Chapter 76
- ↑
Baghdad on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book – Chapter 2: Training
- ↑ Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Bloody Welcome
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – Database: Forward Thinker
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Entertainment Files: "Baghdad Battery"
- ↑
Assassin's Creed Mirage Takes Players to Ninth Century Baghdad on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed Mirage on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5
Assassin's Creed Mirage: Recreating A Lost City on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
- ↑ Assassin’s Creed Mirage: Developer Trailer Breakdown | #UbiForward on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
- ↑ Duckworth, Joshua (11 September 2022). Assassin's Creed Mirage Creative Director Talks Influences, Gameplay, Setting, and More. GameRant. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved on 14 September 2022.