as-Saffah

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caliph founder of dynasty human

As-Saffah was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty, known for overthrowing the Umayyads and establishing a new Islamic caliphal rule in 750 CE.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
As-Saffah	9
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah	3
as-Saffah canonical	3
al-Saffah	2
Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah	1
Abu al-ʿAbbās as-Saffah	1
Al-Saffah	1
As-Saffah means "the Blood-Shedder" or "the Lavish"	1
al-Mansur	1
as-Saffāḥ	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	caliph ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ human ⓘ
branchOfReligion	Sunni Islam ⓘ
capitalDuringReign	Kufa ⓘ
causeOfDeath	smallpox ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
dynasty	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Abbasid dynasty
epithet	as-Saffah self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: al-Saffah
epithetMeaning	the Blood-Shedder ⓘ
era	8th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arabs ⓘ surface form: Arab
eventParticipatedIn	Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
familyRelationToMuhammad	descendant of al-ʿAbbās, uncle of Muhammad ⓘ
father	Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ⓘ
fullName	Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ⓘ
grandfather	ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās ⓘ
greatGrandfather	al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ surface form: al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
house	House of Abbas ⓘ
knownFor	Abbasid Revolution leadership ⓘ founding the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ overthrowing the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ
laterSeatOfGovernment	Al Anbar Governorate ⓘ surface form: al-Anbar
maternalFamilyBackground	Persian ⓘ
name	as-Saffah self-link ⓘ surface form: As-Saffah
notableBattleContext	Battle of the Zab ⓘ
orderInOffice	first Abbasid caliph ⓘ
overthrew	Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Syria ⓘ surface form: Bilad al-Sham al-Humayma ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Iraq ⓘ Al Anbar Governorate ⓘ surface form: al-Anbar
policy	persecution of remaining Umayyads ⓘ
positionHeld	Caliph ⓘ surface form: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
predecessor	Marwan II ⓘ
proclaimedCaliphAt	Kufa ⓘ
proclaimedCaliphYear	749 ⓘ
regionRuled	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ
regnalName	as-Saffah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
reignEnd	754 ⓘ
reignStart	750 ⓘ
relatedTo	Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
religion	Islam ⓘ
sibling	Al-Mansur ⓘ surface form: al-Manṣūr
successor	Al-Mansur ⓘ surface form: al-Manṣūr
tribe	Banu Hashim ⓘ
yearOfBirth	c. 721 ⓘ
yearOfDeath	754 ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbasid Caliphate → firstRuler → as-Saffah ⓘ

Abbasid Caliphate → firstCaliph → as-Saffah ⓘ

Abbasid Caliphate → secondCaliph → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Mansur

Marwan II → successor → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Marwan II → defeatedBy → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah

al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib → notableDescendants → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Saffah

as-Saffah → name → as-Saffah self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: As-Saffah

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

as-Saffah → regnalName → as-Saffah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: As-Saffah

as-Saffah → epithet → as-Saffah self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: As-Saffah

this entity surface form: al-Saffah

Al-Mansur → predecessor → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Al-Mansur → brother → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Abbasid forces → loyalTo → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah

Abbasid uprising in Khorasan → supported → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah

the Blood-Shedder → refersTo → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

the Blood-Shedder → appliedTo → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

House of Abbas → notableRuler → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al-Saffah

House of Abbas → firstCaliphFromHouse → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah

Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh → child → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: as-Saffāḥ

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan → successor → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan → defeatedBy → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad → regnalName → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah

Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad → alsoKnownAs → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu al-ʿAbbās as-Saffah

Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad → titleMeaning → as-Saffah ⓘ

this entity surface form: As-Saffah means "the Blood-Shedder" or "the Lavish"