Saturday, June 28, 2025

Collection of facts about the Abbasid Caliphate

This post is a collection of facts about the Abbasid Caliphate (750 - 1517 AD). There are 12 facts listed below.

  • Third caliphate after Muhammad's death
  • Ruled by descendants of Muhammad's uncle Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
  • Overthrew Umayyad Caliphate in Abbasid Revolution (750 AD)
  • Capitals: Baghdad (762-836, 892-1258 AD), Cairo (1261-1517)
  • Fourth Fitna (civil war): 811 - 813/837 AD
  • Anarchy at Samarra (861 - 870 AD)
  • Buyids conquer Baghdad (945 AD)
  • Seljuks conquer Baghdad (1055)
  • Abbasids regain independence (1165)
  • Mongols siege Baghdad (1258)
  • Abbasids regain control of Baghdad (1261)
  • Conquered by Ottoman Empire (1517)

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