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Abbasid Caliphate

The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (d. 653), after whom it is named. The Abbasids rose to power in 750, when the Abbasid Revolution overthrew the preceding Umayyad Caliphate, and they ruled as caliphs from their…

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Capital
Kufa (750–762)[nb 3] · Baghdad (762–836, 892–1258) · Samarra (836–892) · Cairo (1261–1517)[nb 1]
Currency
Dinar (gold coin) · Dirham (silver coin) · Fals (copper coin)
Demonym
Abbasid
Government
Hereditary monarchy
Official languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam (state) · Christianity (minority) · Judaism (minority) · Zoroastrianism (minority)

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related to Technology · 33
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related to Islamic Golden Age · 30
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Abbasid Caliphate → Abbasid Caliphs, Abbassides, BBC Radio, Encyclopaedia Iranica, February, In Our Time, June, March, New International Encyclopedia, RealAudio, The, UK
Capital · 4
Abbasid Caliphate → Baghdad (762–836, 892–1258), Cairo (1261–1517)[nb 1], Kufa (750–762)[nb 3], Samarra (836–892)
Religion · 4
Abbasid Caliphate → Christianity (minority), Islam (state), Judaism (minority), Zoroastrianism (minority)
Currency · 3
Abbasid Caliphate → Dinar (gold coin), Dirham (silver coin), Fals (copper coin)
Demonym · 1
Abbasid Caliphate → Abbasid
Government · 1
Abbasid Caliphate → Hereditary monarchy
Official languages · 1
Abbasid Caliphate → Arabic

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Abbasid CaliphateCapitalKufa (750–762)[nb 3]1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCapitalBaghdad (762–836, 892–1258)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCapitalSamarra (836–892)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCapitalCairo (1261–1517)[nb 1]1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCurrencyDinar (gold coin)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCurrencyDirham (silver coin)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateCurrencyFals (copper coin)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateDemonymAbbasid1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateGovernmentHereditary monarchy1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateOfficial languagesArabic1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateReligionIslam (state)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateReligionChristianity (minority)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateReligionJudaism (minority)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateReligionZoroastrianism (minority)1.00infobox
Abbasid CaliphateStatusCaliphate1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 1242–1258Al-Musta'sim (last caliph in Baghdad)1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 1258Ibn al-Alqami1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 1261–1262Al-Mustansir II (first caliph in Cairo)1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 1508–1517Al-Mutawakkil III (last caliph in Cairo)1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 750–754Al-Saffah (first)1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• 779–782Ya'qub ibn Dawud1.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Abbasid Revolution7501.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Abbasids declare independence from Seljuks11651.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Abbasids re-established as ceremonial caliphs in Cairo12611.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Al-Ma'mun wins civil war8131.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Anarchy at Samarra861–8701.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Buyids take control of Baghdad9451.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Founding of Baghdad7621.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Founding of Samarra8361.00infobox
Abbasid Caliphate• Mongol siege of Baghdad12581.00infobox

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