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History of Baghdad, an Uncommon card
The city of Baghdad was established by the Abbasid dynasty as its capital in the 8th century, marking a new era in Islamic history after their defeat of the Umayyad Caliphate.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 145
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 145 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Baghdad quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Baghdad card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It began to decline in the Iranian Intermezzo of the 9th to 11th centuries and was destroyed in the ______ invasion in 1258.
Answer
Mongolian. It began to decline in the Iranian Intermezzo of the 9th to 11th centuries and was destroyed in the Mongolian invasion in 1258. From the History of Baghdad article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Thierry Breton. Thierry Breton 45,000 · History of Baghdad 28,000 · RAF Boulmer 15,000 · General Aircraft Hotspur 9,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It replaced Seleucia-Ctesiphon, a Sasanian capital 35 km southeast of Baghdad, which was virtually abandoned by the end of the 8th century.
- Baghdad was the center of the Caliphate during the Islamic Golden Age of the 9th and 10th centuries, growing to be the largest city worldwide by the beginning of the 10th century.
- It began to decline in the Iranian Intermezzo of the 9th to 11th centuries and was destroyed in the Mongolian invasion in 1258.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Baghdad article was read about 28,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get History of Baghdad
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of Baghdad (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alantatts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
