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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Zab canonical | 12 |
| Battle of the Great Zab | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Zab
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Great Zab
|
| associatedWith |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ⓘ
surface form:
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
Marwan II ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid movement
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| cause |
Abbasid uprising against Umayyad rule
ⓘ
political and social discontent with Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | one of the final major battles of the Umayyad period ⓘ |
| chronology | fought shortly before the formal proclamation of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| combatant |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflict | Abbasid Revolution ⓘ |
| date | 750 ⓘ |
| era | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid conquest of Damascus
flight and death of Marwan II ⓘ foundation of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River basin
|
| historicalPeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| ledTo |
massacre and persecution of many Umayyad family members
ⓘ
transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq under the Abbasids ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Greater Zab
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Zab River
|
| location |
in northern Iraq
ⓘ
near the Great Zab River ⓘ |
| militaryConsequence | destruction of main Umayyad field army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid commanders
ⓘ
Marwan II ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
Islamic civil wars ⓘ transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
replacement of Umayyad dynasty by Abbasid dynasty
ⓘ
shift of power center from Damascus to Iraq ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Abbasid Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid revolutionary campaigns in Khurasan
|
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religionInvolved | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Abbasid victory
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| year | 750 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
As-Saffah
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Great Zab