Abbasid Revolution
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The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic history event
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civil war ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abbasid Revolution
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surface form:
Abbasid Revolution of 750
Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid uprising
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| caused |
consolidation of Persian bureaucratic influence in the caliphate
ⓘ
shift of political center to Baghdad region ⓘ |
| centerOfOperations |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
|
| conflictWith | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| endDate | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated greater integration of non-Arab Muslims into the ruling elite
ⓘ
marked the end of the first Arab empire phase of Islam ⓘ |
| ideologicalMotive |
appeal to the family of the Prophet
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demand for equality of non-Arab Muslims ⓘ opposition to Umayyad Arab favoritism ⓘ |
| keyBattle | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
massacre of Umayyads at Abu Futrus
ⓘ
proclamation of Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Banu Hashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid family
Abu Muslim ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
|
| location |
Greater Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
Syria ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ |
| mainDate | mid-8th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Marwan II
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad ruling elite
|
| overthrew | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Golden Age (prelude)
|
| precededBy |
Third Fitna
ⓘ
Umayyad–Abbasid conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad–Abbasid rivalry
|
| relatedTo |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Early Muslim conquests ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic conquests
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of Umayyad rule in most of the Islamic world
ⓘ
establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ rise of the Abbasid dynasty ⓘ transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq ⓘ |
| slogan | al-rida min Al Muhammad ⓘ |
| startDate | 747 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Khurasani Arabs
ⓘ
Shia groups ⓘ discontented Arab tribes ⓘ non-Arab Muslims (mawali) ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | black banners ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Abbasid movement
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As-Saffah
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Abbasid movement
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Abbasid revolutionary campaigns in Khurasan
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Abbasid conquest of Damascus
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Marwan II
this entity surface form:
Abbasid movement
subject surface form:
Marwan II
this entity surface form:
Abbasid uprising
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Abbasid Revolution of 750
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Abbasid movement
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Abbasid takeover of Kufa
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Abbasid movement
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Fall of the Umayyad dynasty in the East