Notes to some stories of Arabische Maerchen, 2nd vol.,translated and edited by Max Weisweiler
1997
Schoenfeld, Elisheva
The cultural decline of the Arab world actually began during the second half of the 12th century. However, when Seville surrendered to the Christians in 1248 starting the desintegration of Moslem Spain in the West, and Hulagu’s armies destroyed Baghdad in 1258 in the East the cultural and educational centers remained in Damascus and Cairo. The period of the Ayyubids and the Mamluks greatly differred from the preceding Golden Age related to Baghdad and Spain.
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