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This is the story of Baghdad, from its founding as an ambitious planned circular capital in 762, through the Islamic Golden Age and the House of Wisdom, to the Mongol conquest of 1258, centuries under Ottoman rule, the British mandate, the rise of Saddam Hussein, the 2003 invasion, and the city's ongoing recovery today. This long-form historical documentary draws on historical chronicles, modern scholarship, and contemporary reporting. Where sources disagree or details cannot be fully verified, that uncertainty is stated directly in the narration rather than presented as settled fact. Disputed legends, casualty figures, and contested historical debates are treated with appropriate context. Sources referenced in the research include al-Tabari, Ibn Battuta, the scholarship of historians including Dimitri Gutas, and modern records and reporting from organizations including the United Nations and the Iraq Survey Group. Chapters below. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Opening 00:01:12 — Chapter 1. The Circle in the Desert 00:10:08 — Chapter 2. The Richest City on Earth 00:16:11 — Chapter 3. The House of Wisdom 00:24:50 — Chapter 4. The Men Who Invented the Future 00:33:18 — Chapter 5. Life in the Golden City 00:40:25 — Chapter 6. The Slow Unraveling 00:47:32 — Chapter 7. Twelve Fifty Eight, The Year the River Ran Black 00:56:46 — Chapter 8. The Centuries in the Shadows 01:04:38 — Chapter 9. An Ottoman Outpost 01:13:02 — Chapter 10. The British and the Birth of Iraq 01:23:33 — Chapter 11. Revolution, Oil, and the Rise of Saddam 01:33:28 — Chapter 12. Two Thousand Three, The Bombs Return 01:43:13 — Chapter 13. The Years of Fire 01:50:44 — Chapter 14. Baghdad Today, The City That Remembers 01:58:09 — Conclusion
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