Abū al-ʿAbbās
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Military significance: Al-ʿAbbās led the revolt that ousted the Umayyad Dynasty from power and moved the capital of the Islamic High Caliphate from Syria to Iraq.
Abū al-ʿAbbās, first caliph of the ʿAbbāsid Dynasty, played a part in launching the revolution that overthrew the Umayyad caliph Marwan II (r. 744-749 c.e.) and profoundly changed the political and cultural character of the high caliphate. Playing on rising dissatisfaction with the Umayyad regime, the ʿAbbāsids seized upon two major grievances. First, the Umayyad caliphs had...
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