Former state · 710 CE – 1258
Abbasid Caliphate
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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. They ruled as caliphs from their base in Iraq until 1258, with Baghdad as their capital for most of their history.
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Key people
Abu Nuwas756 CE – 814 CE8th-century classical Arabic poetSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ibn al-Haytham965 CE – 1039Arab physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Farabi870 CE – 951 CE10th century Persian philosopher and juristSource: Wikidata (citizenship)- Al-Kindi801 CE – 870 CEMuslim Arab philosopher, mathematician and physician (c.801–873)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī810 CE – 870 CEPersian Islamic scholar (810-870)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi1201 – 1274Persian astronomer (1201–1274)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Al-Mas'udi896 CE – 957 CE10th-century Arab historian, geographer, and travellerSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj821 CE – 875 CEIslamic hadith scholar (821–875)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari839 CE – 922 CEIranian scholar, historian and commentator on the Qur'an (839–923)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Rabia of Basric. 710 CE – 801 CEIraqi sufi and poetSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Mansur Al-Hallaj858 CE – 922 CEPersian mystic, poet and Sufi teacher (c.858–922)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Abdul Qadir Gilani1078 – 1166Sunni Muslim preacher, mystic and jurist (1078–1166)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Ali al-Rida770 CE – 818 CEEighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Nizam al-Mulk1018 – 1092Persian Seljuk scholar, politician, vizier and court official (1018–1092)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)- Thābit ibn Qurra836 CE – 901 CEMesopotamian astronomer and mathematicianSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 762 CEBaghdad foundedIraqThe Abbasid caliph al-Mansur builds a round city on the Tigris. Baghdad becomes a world center of science, translation and trade.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 762 CE – 763 CEAlid revolt of 762–763HejazThe Alid revolt of 762–763 or Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul was an uprising by the Hasanid branch of the Alids against the newly established Abbasid Caliphate. The Hasanids, led by the brothers Muhammad (called "the Pure Soul") and Ibrahim, rejected the legitimacy of the Abbasid family's claim to power.Source: Wikidata (country)
- c. 800 CE – 1258House of WisdomAbbasid CaliphateThe House of Wisdom (Arabic: بَيْت الْحِكْمَة Bayt al-Ḥikmah), also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, was a major Abbasid-era public academy and intellectual center in Baghdad.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 11381138 Aleppo earthquakeByzantine EmpireThe earthquake that struck Aleppo and the rest of northern Syria on 11 October 1138 was among the deadliest earthquakes in history. The earthquake, preceded by a smaller one on 10 October, caused damage and chaos to many places in the area around Aleppo. It is frequently listed as the third deadliest earthquake in history, following on from the Shensi and Tangshan earthquakes in China.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1258Mongols sack BaghdadIraqHulagu Khan’s army captures Baghdad and kills the caliph al-Musta’sim, ending the Abbasid golden age in the city.Source: Wikidata (country)