Abbasid Caliphate

Summary

Abbasid Caliphate is a caliphate^[1]. It draws 5,153 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Abbasid Caliphate's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Abbasid Caliphate's image is recorded as Abbasid Caliphate-ar.png^[4].
• Abbasid Caliphate's continent is recorded as Asia^[5].
• Abbasid Caliphate's continent is recorded as Africa^[6].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as caliphate^[7].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as state^[8].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as historical country^[9].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as Islamic state^[10].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as state^[11].
• Abbasid Caliphate's instance of is recorded as country^[12].
• Abbasid Caliphate's head of state is recorded as As-Saffah^[13].
• Abbasid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Samarra^[14].
• Abbasid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Hashimiyya^[15].
• Abbasid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Baghdad^[16].
• Abbasid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Baghdad^[17].
• Abbasid Caliphate's capital is recorded as Cairo^[18].
• Abbasid Caliphate's official language is recorded as Arabic^[19].
• Abbasid Caliphate's currency is recorded as gold dinar^[20].
• Abbasid Caliphate's currency is recorded as Dirham^[21].
• Abbasid Caliphate's flag image is recorded as Black flag.svg^[22].
• Abbasid Caliphate's family is recorded as Abbasids^[23].
• Abbasid Caliphate's main regulatory text is recorded as Qur’an^[24].
• Abbasid Caliphate's main regulatory text is recorded as Sunnah^[25].
• Abbasid Caliphate's main regulatory text is recorded as sharia^[26].
• Abbasid Caliphate's founder is recorded as As-Saffah^[27].

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Founding

Abbasid Caliphate's founder is recorded as As-Saffah^[27]. +0750-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Abbasid Caliphate's follows is recorded as Umayyad Caliphate^[29]. Successors include Ilkhanate^[30], Fatimid Caliphate^[31], and Tulunid Emirate^[32].

Dissolution

Abbasid Caliphate was dissolved in +1258-02-10T00:00:00Z^[33].

Why It Matters

Abbasid Caliphate draws 5,153 Wikipedia views per month (caliphate category, ranking #2 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]