the Blood-Shedder

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The Blood-Shedder is a grim epithet referring to As-Saffah, the first Abbasid caliph, highlighting his reputation for ruthless violence against his enemies.

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the Blood-Shedder canonical 2

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
appliedBy later historians ⓘ
appliedTo As-Saffah ⓘ
linked to: as-Saffah
associatedWith massacres of political enemies ⓘ
persecution of Umayyads ⓘ
characterizes brutality toward opponents ⓘ
connotation grim ⓘ
contrastsWith legitimizing titles of caliphs ⓘ
describes reputation for ruthless violence ⓘ
domain Islamic history ⓘ
historicalContext Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
language English ⓘ
moralValence negative ⓘ
refersTo As-Saffah ⓘ
linked to: as-Saffah
refersToDynasty Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
refersToRole caliph ⓘ
region Iraq ⓘ
Kufa ⓘ
relatesTo dynastic conflict ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ
typeOf nickname ⓘ
sobriquet ⓘ
usedFor first Abbasid caliph ⓘ
usedIn biographical narratives of As-Saffah ⓘ
historiography of early Abbasids ⓘ

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As-Saffah → epithetMeaning → the Blood-Shedder ⓘ
subject linked to: as-Saffah
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad → epithetMeaning → the Blood-Shedder ⓘ