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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.
The Abbasid Caliphate was dominated by Persian traditions of polity, elites and later by Turkish military. Institutions like wazir, diwans and iqta evolved under Abbasids.
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Wasit (Arabic: وَاسِط, romanized: Wāsiṭ, Syriac: ܘܐܣܛ) was an early Islamic city in Iraq. It was founded in the 8th century by the Umayyad viceroy of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, to serve as the region's seat and as the garrison of the Syrian troops who enforced Umayyad rule there.
Aug 20, 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. Under the Abbasids the capital of the caliphate was moved from Damascus to the new city of Baghdad.
Summary. The ‘Abbasid dynasty, known to its supporters as the ‘blessed dynasty’, which imposed its authority on the Islamic empire in 132/750, claimed to inaugurate a new era of justice, piety and happiness.
- D. Sourdel
- 1977
Apr 28, 2021 · The Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate (775–833) 4. From Triumph to Tribulation (833–990) 5. The Caliphate as a Religious Authority (990–1225) 6.
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Aug 31, 2024 · 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.
