In The Golden Road, Dalrymple proposes that India had a role in shaping and reshaping the ancient and medieval world ... helped plan Baghdad as a circular city, probably inspired by the mandala.
Narrator: In 762, the city of Baghdad was established by Al-Mansur. The centre was a perfect circle. The round city. By 814, Baghdad was the world's largest city with over one million inhabitants.
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