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Abbasid
Abbasid Muslim
caliph dynasty (750–1258). They traced their descent from al-Abbas, the uncle of
Muhammad, and came to power by defeating the
Umayyads. In 862 the Abbasids moved the caliphate from Damascus to Baghdad, where it achieved great splendour. From the 10th century Abbasid caliphs ceased to exercise political power, becoming religious figureheads. After the family's downfall in 1258, following the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols, one member was invited by the
Mamluk sultan to Cairo where the dynasty was recognized until the 16th century.
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Arabs, Persians, and the advent of the Abbasids reconsidered.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...understanding the advent of the Abbasid era remain far from...involved in studies of the Abbasid revolution: Who supported...and why? How were the Abbasids able to organize and...and ideology of the Abbasid propaganda mission...the difficulties the Abbasids faced in developing...
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Laqab for a future caliph: the case of the Abbasid al-Mahdi.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...relationship between numismatic inscriptions and Abbasid imperial policies, although important...of governors and isolated letters, for Abbasid dirhams for the period 132 to 218...control, must be taken into account. Abbasid dirhams for the reign of al-Safah...
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A Flowering of Arts and Wisdom.(golden age of Islamic scholarship Abbasid dynasty)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...five centuries of the Abbasid era (A.D. 750-1258...Unlike the Umayyads, the Abbasids sought to assimilate all...member. To be sure, the Abbasid interpretation of Islam...interpretation that brought the Abbasids into contact with nations...
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Religion and Politics under the Early [subset]Abbasids: The Emergence of the Proto-Sunni Elite.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...under the Early [subset]Abbasids: The Emergence of the Proto...half century of [subset]Abbasid rule (750-809) was a cooperative...a culmination of [subset]Abbasid religious pretensions, as...began in the early [subset]Abbasid period and reached its peak...
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Partisan dreams and prophetic visions: Shi'i critique in al-Masudi's history of the Abbasids.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Masudi's partisan critique of the Abbasids--a dynasty notorious for its betrayal...dreams in al-Masudi's history of the Abbasids. While modern studies of al-Masudi...to al-Mas udi's treatment of the Abbasids. THE DREAM AS A LITERARY DEVICE Today...
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Reinterpreting Islamic Historiography: Harun al-Rashid and the Narrative of the [Abbasid.sup.[subset]] Caliphate.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...al-Rashid and the Narrative of the [Abbasid.sup.[subset]] Caliphate. By TAYEB...theoretical stance: "that the extant [Abbasid.sup.[subset]] historical narratives...out the lives of the individual early [Abbasid.sup.[subset]] caliphs as the choice...
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The Dynasties: The Umayyads and the Abbasids.(ruling powers during early centuries of Islam)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2000; 624 words
; ...the Umayyad dynasty. The new caliph was al-Saffah, the first of the Abbasids. The Abbasids were descendants of Muhammad's uncle al-Abbas -- hence the name Abbasid. The rulers of this dynasty proclaimed a new order of equality and brotherhood...
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Messianic beliefs and imperial politics in medieval Islam; the Abbasid caliphate in the early ninth century.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2009; 572 words
; ...imperial politics in medieval Islam; the Abbasid caliphate in the early ninth century...religion DS76 Examining the history of the `Abbasid caliphate between 809 and 833, a period...moral and ideological prescription in `Abbasid history and then turns to the messianic...
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 "Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)")
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Religious inquisition as social policy: the persecution of the 'Zanadiqa' in the early Abbasid Caliphate.
Magazine article from: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ); 3/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...nearly a century of Umayyad rule, the Abbasids took over the state as the former were...realities of Islamic society. The first Abbasid century saw an even greater expansion...carried out in the first century of the Abbasid Caliphate, the one started by al-Mahdi...
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 "Info-Prod Research (Middle East)")
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COIN FROM ABBASID ERA OF HAROUN AL-RASHID DISCOVERED
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 8/21/2003; 280 words
; According to IINA, a gold Dinar going back to the Abbasid era of Haroun Al-Rashid has been discovered. It is was...calendar, and bears the name of the First Minister of the Abbasid State, Ja'afar bin Yahya Al-Barmaky. The secretary...
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Abbasid
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abbasid or Abbaside...Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate...early years of Abbasid rule were brilliant...decline of the Abbasids began. Long...prestige of the Abbasids, and in 1258...overthrew the Abbasid caliphate. The...
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Abu Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Mansur
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...and the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty. During the fighting...The group was destroyed by an Abbasid general who, in turn, renounced...Kufa had been allies of the Abbasids in their bid for power, even...Power With these successes, Abbasid power was firmly established...
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Islamic Monarchy
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...been in question. Abbasids Ultimately resistance...rule led to the Abbasid revolution of 749...s house. The Abbasids formed a dynasty...d. 1058), the Abbasid caliphs needed to...a member of the Abbasid house but also male...duties. While the Abbasids were in power...
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Millenarianism: Islamic
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...movement to use. Starting with the Abbasids (747 – 1258), a wide...justify their rule. The first seven Abbasid rulers all took messianic titles...provided serious competition with the Abbasids for primacy in the Muslim world...
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Arabs
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...With the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750, the...among Muslims, the Abbasids moved the center of...centuries of glory, Abbasid rule entered a long...capturing Egypt. The Abbasids also lost much temporal...Nonetheless, the Abbasid caliphate was retained...
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