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What happened on July 30 in history? This is the story Historai has told for this date. Listen, or read the transcript and sources.
July 30, 762
The founding of Baghdad by caliph al-Mansur on July 30, 762
An emperor with a compass, two astrologers, and one hundred thousand laborers set out to build the most perfect city on earth. Why did the greatest capital of its age take the shape of a flawless circle — and then vanish without a trace?
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