Abbasid Caliphate

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The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caliphate
Islamic dynasty
historical empire
administrativeLanguage Arabic
capital Baghdad
Samarra
continent Africa
Asia
Europe
culturalCenter Baghdad
Basra
Kufa
Nishapur
Samarra
currency dinar
dirham
dissolved 1258
1517
dynasty Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
endTime 1258
1517
era Middle Ages
ethnicComposition Arabs
Berbers
Persians
Turks
various non-Arab Muslims
firstCaliph as-Saffah
firstRuler as-Saffah
followed Umayyad Caliphate
governmentForm caliphate
theocratic monarchy
hasCapital Baghdad
Samarra
hasPart House of Wisdom
inception 750
knownFor Persian cultural influence
advances in astronomy
advances in mathematics
advances in medicine
advances in philosophy
translation movement
lastRuler al-Musta'sim
al-Mutawakkil III
militaryFeature use of Turkish slave soldiers (ghilman)
namedAfter al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
notableContribution development of algebra
development of hospitals (bimaristans)
development of optics
preservation of Greek philosophy
notableInstitution Bayt al-Hikma
linked to: House of Wisdom
officialLanguage Arabic
officialReligion Islam
partOf Islamic Golden Age
peakPeriod 8th century
9th century
politicalStructure centralized bureaucracy
precededBy Umayyad Caliphate
religion Sunni Islam
replacedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Mongol Ilkhanate
ruler Harun al-Rashid
al-Ma'mun
al-Mu'tasim
secondCaliph al-Mansur
linked to: as-Saffah
significantEvent Abbasid Revolution
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Battle of the Zab
Mihna (inquisition)
Mongol conquest of Baghdad
Sack of Baghdad (1258)
Samarra period
establishment of Abbasid caliphate in Cairo
founding of Baghdad
startTime 750
succeededBy Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Mongol Ilkhanate in Iraq
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate
territoryIncludes Arabian Peninsula
Central Asia
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
North Africa
Syria
parts of the Indian subcontinent
writingSystem Arabic script

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Arab world hasHistoricalEmpire Abbasid Caliphate
Sind partOf Abbasid Caliphate
Arabs historicalEmpire Abbasid Caliphate
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi expandedBy Abbasid caliphs
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate followedBy Abbasid Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate overthrownBy Abbasid Revolution
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Thuluth script prominentDynastyUsage Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate significantEvent Abbasid Revolution
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate dynasty Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic world hasHistoricEmpire Abbasid Caliphate
Al-Aqsa Mosque restoredBy Abbasid Caliphate
Saadia Gaon countryOfBirth Abbasid Caliphate
Saadia Gaon placeOfDeath Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad foundedBy Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad wasCapitalOf Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic Caliphates hasComponent Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic Caliphates hasComponent Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic Golden Age majorDynasty Abbasid Caliphate
Lydda underRuleOf Abbasid Caliphate
subject linked to: Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
Dar al-Islam appliesTo Abbasid Caliphate
Holy Land historicalControlBy Abbasid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate successor Abbasid Caliphate in Egypt
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate rival Abbasid Caliphate
Mamluk rulers of Egypt legitimizedBy Abbasid caliphs in Cairo
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Sinbad the Sailor associatedWith Caliphate of Harun al-Rashid
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Hanafi school historicallyAdoptedBy Abbasid Caliphate (in practice in many courts)
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Suhrawardiyya patronage Abbasid Caliphate
al-Hallaj countryOfBirth Abbasid Caliphate
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
al-Hallaj countryOfDeath Abbasid Caliphate
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
al-Hallaj era Abbasid era
subject linked to: al‑Hallaj
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Tyre ruledBy Abbasid Caliphate
Sidon ruledBy Abbasid Caliphate
Quraysh providedCaliphsTo Abbasid Caliphate
Palestinian Jews underOccupation Abbasid Caliphate
Bagratid Armenia recognizedBy Abbasid Caliphate
Bagratid Armenia borderedBy Abbasid Caliphate
Ibn Muqla employer Abbasid Caliphate
Ibn Muqla countryOfCitizenship Abbasid Caliphate
Ibn Muqla culture Abbasid
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Marwan II successorState Abbasid Caliphate
Dinar usedIn Abbasid Caliphate
Dirham usedDuring Abbasid Caliphate
Sunan al-Nasa’i placeOfCompilation Abbasid Caliphate
Kufa historicalPeriod Abbasid Caliphate
Basra school of grammar era early Abbasid period
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib notableDescendants Abbasid dynasty
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Mongol Ilkhanate predecessor Abbasid Caliphate
As-Saffah dynasty Abbasid dynasty
subject linked to: as-Saffah
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
Mihna country Abbasid Caliphate
subject linked to: Mihna (inquisition)
Mihna enforcedBy Abbasid caliphs
subject linked to: Mihna (inquisition)
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate