Abu Muslim

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8th-century person historical figure military commander political leader revolutionary leader

Abu Muslim was a key 8th-century revolutionary leader whose military and political efforts were crucial in overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate and establishing Abbasid rule.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani	5

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	8th-century person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ political leader ⓘ revolutionary leader ⓘ
activeIn	Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu Muslim al-Khorasani NERFINISHED ⓘ Abu Muslim al-Khurasani NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Abbasid daʿwa in Khurasan ⓘ al-Mansur NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Saffah NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPlace	Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship	Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanded	Abbasid forces in Khurasan ⓘ
conflict	Abbasid–Umayyad conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathPlace	near Baghdad ⓘ
diedIn	750s ⓘ
employer	Abbasid family NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation	charismatic revolutionary leader ⓘ key figure in early Abbasid history ⓘ
ideology	pro-Abbasid ⓘ
influenced	formation of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
killedBy	al-Mansur NERFINISHED ⓘ
led	Black-clad Abbasid troops ⓘ
movement	Abbasid Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Abu Muslim NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	establishing Abbasid rule ⓘ leading the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan ⓘ overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
opposed	Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Abbasid cause ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq and the eastern Islamic world ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
roleInEvent	key organizer of the Abbasid uprising in Khurasan ⓘ military leader in the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
supported	Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	8th century ⓘ
usedSymbol	black banners ⓘ