House of al-Abbas

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The House of al-Abbas was the ruling Abbasid dynasty of the Islamic Caliphate, renowned for overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and learning centered in Baghdad.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Abbasid dynasty 3
House of al-ʿAbbās 3
Banū al-ʿAbbās 2

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
ruling house
coreRegion Iraq NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
country Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
culturalCenter Baghdad NERFINISHED
Samarra NERFINISHED
dynasticEthnicity Arab NERFINISHED
endTime 1258
establishedInstitution Bayt al-Hikma NERFINISHED
fallEvent Siege of Baghdad (1258) NERFINISHED
fellTo Mongol Empire NERFINISHED
firstRuler Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah NERFINISHED
followedBy Mongol rule in Baghdad
foundedBy As-Saffah NERFINISHED
governmentForm Caliphate
hasCapital Baghdad NERFINISHED
Kufa NERFINISHED
Samarra NERFINISHED
hasEvent Abbasid Revolution NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Arabic
knownFor Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED
patronage of literature
patronage of philosophy
patronage of science
translation movement
urban development of Baghdad
lastRuler Al-Musta'sim NERFINISHED
legitimizedBy descent from the Prophet's family
namedAfter al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib NERFINISHED
notableRuler Al-Ma'mun NERFINISHED
Al-Mansur NERFINISHED
Al-Mu'tasim NERFINISHED
Al-Mutawakkil NERFINISHED
Al-Nasir NERFINISHED
Harun al-Rashid NERFINISHED
overthrew Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
partOf Banu Hashim NERFINISHED
precededBy Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
promoted Greek-to-Arabic translations
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
sharesAncestryWith House of Muhammad NERFINISHED
startTime 750
territoryIncludes Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Central Asia NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Khurasan NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Transoxiana NERFINISHED
usedTitle Amir al-Mu'minin NERFINISHED
Caliph

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ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās ancestorOf House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Abbasid caliphs
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh descendedFrom House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Banū al-ʿAbbās
Abbasid caliphs in Cairo dynasticAffiliation House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Abbasid dynasty
ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās familyBranch House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Banū al-ʿAbbās
Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh house House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: House of al-ʿAbbās
al-Amin house House of al-Abbas
al-Hadi house House of al-Abbas
al-Mu'tazz house House of al-Abbas
al-Muntasir house House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: House of al-ʿAbbas
al-Musta'in house House of al-Abbas
al-Wathiq house House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: House of al-ʿAbbās
ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās house House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: House of al-ʿAbbās
ibn al-Mahdi memberOf House of al-Abbas
subject surface form: Ibn al-Mahdi
this entity surface form: Abbasid dynasty
Ma'bad ibn Abbas memberOf House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Abbasid family
Marida partOfDynasty House of al-Abbas
this entity surface form: Abbasid dynasty