Battle of the Zab
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The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Great Zab
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| associatedWith |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah → Marwan II → Umayyad Caliphate → |
| belligerent |
Abbasid movement
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Umayyad Caliphate → |
| cause |
Abbasid uprising against Umayyad rule
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political and social discontent with Umayyad Caliphate → |
| chronologicalOrder |
one of the final major battles of the Umayyad period
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| chronology |
fought shortly before the formal proclamation of the Abbasid Caliphate
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| combatant |
Abbasid forces
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Umayyad Caliphate → |
| conflict |
Abbasid Revolution
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| date |
750
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| era |
early Abbasid era
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| followedBy |
Abbasid conquest of Damascus
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flight and death of Marwan II → foundation of the Abbasid Caliphate → |
| geographicalContext |
Tigris River basin
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| historicalPeriod |
8th century
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| ledTo |
massacre and persecution of many Umayyad family members
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transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq under the Abbasids → |
| locatedOn |
Great Zab River
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| location |
in northern Iraq
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near the Great Zab River → |
| militaryConsequence |
destruction of main Umayyad field army
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| opponent |
Abbasid commanders
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Marwan II → |
| partOf |
Abbasid Revolution
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Islamic civil wars → transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule → |
| politicalConsequence |
replacement of Umayyad dynasty by Abbasid dynasty
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shift of power center from Damascus to Iraq → |
| precededBy |
Abbasid revolutionary campaigns in Khurasan
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| region |
Mesopotamia
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| religionInvolved |
Islam
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| result |
Abbasid victory
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collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate in the east → decisive Abbasid victory → establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire → |
| significance |
major turning point in early Islamic history
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marked the end of Umayyad political dominance in the eastern Islamic world → paved the way for Abbasid Caliphate to become the leading Islamic power → |
| typeOfConflict |
civil war battle
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| year |
750
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Abbasid Caliphate
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Third Fitna → |
significantEvent |
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Battle of the Zab
("Battle of the Great Zab")
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alsoKnownAs |
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As-Saffah
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notableBattleContext |
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Marwan II
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notableEvent |