ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad

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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad, better known by his regnal name Abu al-ʿAbbās al-Saffāḥ, was the founder and first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate who overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in the mid-8th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abbasid caliph
caliph
founder of state
human
ancestralClaim descendant of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
associatedWithEvent Battle of the Zab NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Iraq NERFINISHED
Khurasan NERFINISHED
birthPlace Bilad al-Sham NERFINISHED
al-Humayma NERFINISHED
birthYear 721
burialPlace al-Anbar NERFINISHED
cameToPowerAfter Abbasid Revolution NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Kufa NERFINISHED
child Rayta bint al-Saffah NERFINISHED
citizenship Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
deathDate 754-06-10
deathPlace Iraq NERFINISHED
al-Anbar NERFINISHED
deathYear 754
dynasty Abbasid dynasty NERFINISHED
epithet al-Saffāḥ NERFINISHED
epithetMeaning the Blood-Shedder NERFINISHED
era 8th century
father Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah NERFINISHED
founderOf Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
house House of Abbas NERFINISHED
knownAs Abu al-ʿAbbās al-Saffāḥ NERFINISHED
language Arabic
laterSeatOfGovernment al-Anbar NERFINISHED
mother Rayta bint Ubayd Allah al-Harithiyya NERFINISHED
name ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing Abbasid rule over most of the former Umayyad territories
massacre of Umayyad family members
overthrew Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
positionHeld Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
first Abbasid caliph
predecessor Marwan II NERFINISHED
regnalName Abu al-ʿAbbās al-Saffāḥ NERFINISHED
reignEnd 754
reignStart 750
relative al-Mansur NERFINISHED
as-Saffah’s uncle Isa ibn Ali NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
spouse Umm Salama bint Yaqub al-Makhzumi NERFINISHED
successor al-Mansur NERFINISHED
tribe Banu Hashim NERFINISHED
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Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad birthName ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad