First university in Iraq located in Baghdad city center. Established in 1957 as independent university. Ranked #801-850 in QS World University Rankings 2025
Abbasid caliph al-Mansur established Baghdad as capital in 762 AD. Project cost over 18 million gold dinars and employed 100,000 workers. City was designed using kiln-fired bricks in three concentric circles. Outer walls were 44 meters thick with deep moat
Hüseyin Nazım Pasha was born around 1848. Served as Chief of Staff during First Balkan War (1912-13). Married Zahide Selma Hanım, daughter of Âli Pasha
Abbasid Caliphate succeeded Muhammad in 750 CE after Umayyad Revolution. Al-Mansur founded Baghdad in 762 as capital near ancient Babylon. Baghdad became center of science, culture and Islamic Golden Age. Persian bureaucrats, especially Barmakids, played crucial role in governance