
Islamic history is one of the most important stories in the world. And most people have never heard it properly. Archives is here to change that. Each episode, we break down a key era, event, or figure from Islamic history. From the rise of the first caliphate to the Golden Age of Baghdad to the fall of great empires, we cover it all. Whether you're learning for the first time or filling in the ga... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 29 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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Mansa Musa I was the ninth ruler of the Mali Empire. In late winter 1324 he led the largest pilgrim caravan in recorded history out of his capital at Niani and pointed it northeast, toward Mecca. Four months and roughly twenty-seven hundred miles lat... more
Mansa Musa I was the ninth ruler of the Mali Empire, an African Muslim kingdom that in 1324 covered more land than the Mamluk Sultanate and the Ilkhanate combined and produced somewhere between half and two-thirds of all the gold in the medieval Medi... more
In a moneychanger's office in Basra around 950 CE, a merchant could hand over 100 gold dinars and whisper a password. Two months of desert travel away, in Samarkand, the moneychanger's counterparty would pay 100 dinars to whoever produced the passwor... more
In July 1324, Mansa Musa of Mali crossed the Nile into Egypt at the head of a caravan of 60,000 people, with 500 enslaved attendants in silk, each carrying a six-pound gold staff. He stayed in Cairo for three months, giving away gold. By the time he ... more
On a hill above the Chinese port city of Quanzhou in the spring of 1417, a Ming admiral named Zheng He burned incense at the tombs of two men whom tradition identified as Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). His father and grandfat... more
In late 1499, Cardinal Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros stood in the Bibarrambla plaza of Granada and watched thousands of Arabic manuscripts burn. The Treaty of Granada, signed seven years earlier, had guaranteed the Muslims of the conquered city that ... more
On January 2, 1492, Muhammad XII, called Boabdil, rode out of the Alhambra and kissed the arm of Ferdinand of Aragon. He handed over two keys to the main gates of the fortress and a gold ring with an Arabic inscription that had, he said, governed Gra... more
Lisan al-Din Ibn al-Khatib was the vizier, the historian, the plague-treatise writer, and the court polymath of Nasrid Granada in its golden age. Ibn Zamrak was his student, the brilliant young poet whose verses are carved on the Fountain of the Lion... more
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A historically focused series that delves into pivotal figures, eras, and events across Islamic history. Episodes range from biographical deep dives of women rulers, scholars, and founders to era-spanning overviews, highlighting court politics, religious institutions, architectural and cultural legacies, and the geopolitical shifts that shaped the Muslim world. The host(s) blend narrative storytelling with archival context and expert commentary to illuminate underestimated narratives, challenging common myths and showcasing the diversity of contributions within Islamic history. Notable strengths include vivid scene-setting, cross-regional coverage (from Delhi to Yemen to Egypt), and a consistent thread of examining gender, power, and memory... more
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