World History & Geography Encyclopedia
Baghdad's translation movement
Knowledge crosses languages
Year830 CE
RegionIraq · Baghdad
Category科学技术
Importance★★★
Overview
From the eighth to tenth centuries, scholars under the Abbasids translated Greek, Syriac and other texts into Arabic. The year 830 is an approximate reference point for this wider movement.
Historical impact
The movement supported the transmission and development of mathematics, medicine, astronomy and philosophy.