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The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (/ ə ˈ b æ s ɪ d, ˈ æ b ə s ɪ d /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized: al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Jun 21, 2024 · Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 CE and reigned until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258.
Mar 25, 2020 · The Abbasids were an Arabic dynasty that initially ruled over most of the Islamic empire (save some western parts) after assuming the caliphate in 750 CE, later on, their empire fragmented, however, they retained spiritual supremacy as caliphs until 1258 CE.
The Abbasid dynasty or Abbasids ( Arabic: بنو العباس, romanized : Banu al-ʿAbbās) were an Arab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate between 750 and 1258. They were from the Qurayshi Hashimid clan of Banu Abbas, descended from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
May 14, 2024 · The Abbasid Caliphate was a major dynasty that ruled over the Islamic world after overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate in 750 AD. It is known for moving the capital of the Islamic empire from Damascus to Baghdad, which then blossomed into a center of learning and culture.
Jun 21, 2024 · Caliphate - Abbasid, Islamic Empire, Sunni: The Abbasids, descendants of an uncle of Muhammad, owed the success of their revolt in large part to their appeal to various pietistic, extremist, or merely disgruntled groups and in particular to the aid of the Shiʿah, who held that the Caliphate belonged by right to the descendants of ʿAlī.
The Abbasid caliphs established the city of Baghdad in 762 CE. It became a center of learning and the hub of what is known as the Golden Age of Islam.
Under the Abbasid caliphate (750–1258), which succeeded the Umayyads (661–750) in 750, the focal point of Islamic political and cultural life shifted eastward from Syria to Iraq, where, in 762, Baghdad, the circular City of Peace (madinat al-salam), was founded as the new capital.
Feb 5, 2024 · The Abbasid Caliphate was the third major Islamic caliphate that emerged after the death of Prophet Muhammad and ruled from Baghdad between 750 to 1258 AD. It was renowned for having fostered the Golden Age of Islam in the Middle East, promoting intellectual, scientific and cultural advancements.
4 days ago · Iraq - Abbasid Caliphate, Baghdad, Mesopotamia: Opposition to the Umayyads finally came to a head in northeastern Iran (Khorāsān) in 747 when the mawlā Abū Muslim raised black banners in the name of the Abbasids, a branch of the family of the Prophet, distantly related to ʿAlī and his descendants.
