Battle of the Zab

The Battle of the Zab, also referred to in scholarly contexts as Battle of the Great Zāb River, took place on January 25, 750, on the banks of the Great Zab in what is now the modern country of Iraq. It spelled the end of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate, which would last from 750 to 1258.

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battle, Abbasid Caliphate, Umayyad Caliphate, 

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750 Battle of the Zab

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1920 Defense of Jujar

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2015 Mosul offensive

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2016 Mosul offensive

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Battle of Al-Zāb

Battle of Al-Zāb

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	2024	Assyrian Empire		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Kudilah	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	750	Battle of the Zab	Abbasid Caliphate, battle, Umayyad Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Defense of Jujar	Kurds, battle, Assyrian people	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	Mosul offensive	offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Mosul offensive	offensive	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Al-Zāb		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Al-Zāb		Commons