Abbasid Caliphate
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The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, founded by a descendant of Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, from whom the Abbasid dynasty derives its name. The preceding Umayyad Caliphate was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution in 750 CE (132 AH), after which the Abbasids ruled as caliphs from their base in Iraq, with Baghdad as their capital for most of their history.
750 — 1258
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750 — 1258 Abbasid Caliphate
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- History of the Caliphs - book by Al-Suyuti, Arabic, 1970, online
- History of the Caliphs - book by Al-Suyuti, Arabic, 1881, online
- History of the Caliphs - book by Al-Suyuti, Arabic, 1600, online
- Islamic Archaeology in the Comoros: The Swahili and the Rock Crystal Trade with the Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates - scientific article published in 2019, online
- The place to go : contexts of learning in Baghdad, 750-1000 C.E. - 2021 book by Jens Scheiner from Gerlach Press, English
- The place to go : contexts of learning in Baghdad, 750-1000 C.E. - 2021 book by Jens Scheiner from Gerlach Press, English
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 627 | Khazar campaigns in Georgia | Abbasid Caliphate, military campaign, Khazar Khaganate, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 749 | Siege of Wasit | Abbasid Caliphate, siege, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 750 | Battle of the Zab | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Umayyad Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 751 | Battle of Talas | Abbasid Caliphate, Tang dynasty, battle, Tibetan Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 754 | Uprising of Abd Allah ibn Ali | Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 755 | Sunpadh Rebellion | rebellion, Abbasid Caliphate, Dabuyid dynasty, Sunpadh | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 762 | Alid revolt of 762–763 | rebellion, battle, Abbasid Caliphate, Alids | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 763 | Siege of Carmona | Abbasid Caliphate, siege, emirate of Córdoba | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 766 | Siege of Kamacha | Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 784 | Tabaristan uprising | Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Bavand dynasty, Zarmihrids, Qarinvand dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 786 | Battle of Fakhkh | Abbasid Caliphate, Alids, rebellion, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 788 | Battle of Kopidnadon | Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 801 | Battle of Dulu | Kingdom of Nanzhao, Tang dynasty, Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Tibetan Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 804 | Battle of Krasos | Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 810 | Zutt Rebellion | Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Zuṭṭ | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 829 | Battle of Hashtadsar | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Khurramites | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 838 | Sack of Amorium | Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 842 | Battle of Rekha | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Principality of Iberia, Emirate of Tbilisi, Principality of Kakheti | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 842 | Bugha al-Kabir's campaign in Najd | Abbasid Caliphate, Banu Ghatafan, military campaign, Banu Sulaym, Tayy, Banu Numayr | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 842 | Invasion of Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Shaybani | Abbasid Caliphate, Emirate of Tbilisi, Principality of Kakheti, Principality of Iberia, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 843 | Battle of Hamadan | Abbasid Caliphate, Kharijites, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 850 | Armenian Revolt | Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Ostikanate of Arminiya, Emirate of Tbilisi | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 852 | Battle of Blood Lake | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Ostikanate of Arminiya | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 853 | Invasion of Bugha al-Kabir | Abbasid Caliphate, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of Abkhazia, invasion, Emirate of Tbilisi | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 862 | Capture of Farurriyah | Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 863 | Battle of Karasounk | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Ostikanate of Arminiya | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 866 | Kharijite Rebellion of 866-896 | Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Kharijites | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 876 | Battle of Dayr al-Aqul | Abbasid Caliphate, Saffarid dynasty, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 878 | Battle of the Cilician Gates | battle, Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 883 | Battle of Mecca (883) | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Saffarid dynasty, Tulunids | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 903 | Battle of Hama | Abbasid Caliphate, Qarmatians, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 904 | Sack of Thessalonica | Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, siege, sack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 914 | First Fatimid invasion of Egypt | Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 919 | Second Fatimid invasion of Egypt | Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 932 | Battle of Baghdad | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Mu'nis al-Khadim | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1123 | Battle of Al-Mubarakah | Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Banu Mazyad | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1136 | Siege of Baghdad (1136) | Abbasid Caliphate, siege, Seljuk Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1157 | Siege of Baghdad (1157) | Abbasid Caliphate, Zengid dynasty, Seljuk Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1219 | Mongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia | Abbasid Caliphate, Mongol Empire, invasion, Khwarazmian Empire, Nizari Ismaili state | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1236 | Sack of Erbil | siege, looting, Abbasid Caliphate, Mongol Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1258 | Siege of Baghdad | Abbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Ilkhanate, siege, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, sack | Wikidata |
| event | war | Qarmatian Wars | Abbasid Caliphate, Qarmatians, Fatimid Caliphate, sectarian violence, sectarianism, Qarmatian state of Bahrayn, series of wars | Wikidata | |
| event | war | 629 | Arab–Byzantine wars | Aghlabids, Emirate of Crete, Ghassanids, Mardaites, Emirate of Bari, Hamdanid dynasty, Kingdom of Italy, Umayyad Caliphate, Rashidun Caliphate, series of wars, Medieval Armenia, Mirdasid dynasty, Italian city-state, Muslim Sicily, Byzantine Empire, Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, First Bulgarian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 642 | Arab–Khazar wars | Abbasid Caliphate, Khazar Khaganate, Umayyad Caliphate, Rashidun Caliphate, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 869 | Zanj Rebellion | war, Abbasid Caliphate, rebellion, Zanj, Banu Asad, Banu Tamim, slave rebellion, Bahila | Wikidata |
| event | war | 969 | Fatimid conquest of Egypt | war, Abbasid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, conquest, Ikhshidid dynasty | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1107 | Nizari–Seljuk Wars | Abbasid Caliphate, massacre, Seljuk Empire, assassination, Nizari Ismaili state, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1147 | Second Crusade | Denmark, Abbasid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, Duchy of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire, Knights Templar, Kingdom of Portugal, Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Flanders, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Republic of Genoa, Papal States, Fatimid Caliphate, Kingdom of Leon, Kingdom of England, Zengid dynasty, Knights Hospitaller, Kingdom of Sicily, Principality of Antioch, Duchy of Normandy, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Kingdom of Poland, March of Styria, Duchy of Bar, Order of Saint Lazarus, County of Savoy, Sultanate of Rum, religious war, Republic of Pisa, Duchy of Bohemia, March of Montferrat, Nizari Ismaili state | Wikidata |
| commons | image | مصحف عباسي بالخط الكوفي المشرقي 02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | مصحف عباسي بالخط الكوفي المشرقي 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John the Grammarian as ambassador before Theophilos and Mamun | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Turquoise glass stamp of calif Mustadi 1170 1180 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Asyada Turk ve Tatar Hkumati | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Khalili Collection Islamic Art gls 0458.1 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Europe during Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Folio from an early Quran, written in Kufic script (Abbasid period, 8th–9th centuries). Ink and color on parchment. Part of Al-Fath, Sura 48, verses: 27-28 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Islamic Naval Activities 750 - 960 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | عباسی خلافت | Commons | ||









