Abbasid forces

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Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.

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Label Occurrences
Abbasid forces canonical 4
Abbasid army 1
Abbasid forces of al-Mu'tasim 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military forces
rebel army
supporters of a political movement
activeInPeriod mid-8th century
activeInYear 747
748
749
750
associatedWith Banu Hashim
surface form: Abbasid family
commandedBy Abu Muslim
contributedTo overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate
engagedIn civil war within the early Islamic empire
foughtAgainst Umayyad Caliphate
helpedInstall Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad
surface form: Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph
historicalOutcome foundation of a new ruling dynasty in the Islamic world
historicalRegion early Islamic world
ideologicallyOpposed Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
included Khurasani Arab troops
local Iranian converts to Islam
tribal Arab contingents
languageOfCommand Arabic
ledTo establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate
loyalTo Abbasid claimants to the caliphate
as-Saffah
surface form: Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
notableCommander Abu Muslim
surface form: Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
operatedIn Greater Syria
Iran
Iraq
Khorasan
surface form: Khurasan
opposedBy Umayyad army
participatedIn Abbasid Revolution
partOf Abbasid uprising in Khorasan
surface form: Abbasid movement in Khurasan
politicalGoal replacement of Umayyad rule with Abbasid rule
predecessor anti-Umayyad opposition in Khurasan
religion Islam
resultedIn transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq
supported Banu Hashim
surface form: Abbasid family
supportedDynasty Abbasid Caliphate
timeOfPeakActivity 747–750
tookPartIn Battle of the Zab
used archers
cavalry
infantry
usedBannerColor black
victoriousIn Battle of the Zab

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Marwan II defeatedBy Abbasid forces
Third Fitna mainBelligerent Abbasid forces
this entity surface form: Abbasid revolutionary forces
Battle of the Zab combatant Abbasid forces
Marwan the Donkey opponent Abbasid forces
subject surface form: Marwan II
Battle of Anzen combatant Abbasid forces
this entity surface form: Abbasid forces of al-Mu'tasim
Ziyad ibn Salih militaryBranch Abbasid forces
this entity surface form: Abbasid army