An Essay on the Abbasid Caliphate (380 words, 1 pages)
The Abbasid Caliphate was the form of government, established in 750 as a result of the rebellion against the Umayyad rule, started in 747 by Abu al-Abbas, who became the first caliph of the caliphate. In 762, Abu al-Abbas successor al-Mansur (r. 754-775) shifted the capital of the caliphate from ...
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