Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:library
gptkb:research_institute |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
Mongol invasion
1258 |
| gptkbp:established |
8th century
|
| gptkbp:expansion |
gptkb:Caliph_al-Ma'mun
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:literature gptkb:magic gptkb:mathematics gptkb:medicine gptkb:philosophy geography |
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
Caliph Harun al-Rashid
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom)
|
| gptkbp:languageOfWork |
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Greek gptkb:Persian gptkb:Syriac |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Baghdad
|
| gptkbp:mainActivity |
scientific research
translator preservation of knowledge |
| gptkbp:notableContributor |
gptkb:Thabit_ibn_Qurra
gptkb:Al-Kindi gptkb:Hunayn_ibn_Ishaq gptkb:Al-Farabi Al-Khwarizmi |
| gptkbp:significance |
center of learning during Islamic Golden Age
influenced European Renaissance major translation movement preserved Greek and Roman texts |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Baghdad,_Abbasid_Caliphate
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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