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Abbasid

Abbasid

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A dynasty that ruled much of the Islamic world from 750 to 1258 with capital Baghdad
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæbəsɪd/
: abbásida
  • This is the story of the Abbasid Caliphate.
  • Abbasid Caliph

Examples

  • He was a close companion of Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.

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  • And before that, an extremely long succession of Muslim rulers ruled the territory: the Ottomans, the Egyptian Mamluks, and various caliphates (Abbasid, Umayyad, and Rashidun).

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  • This is the story of the Abbasid Caliphate.

  • It became the legislative framework of people who call for the application of the Abbasid's religious and political system to establish a religious state, as those people for establishing a religious state.

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  • Abu Abdallah Muhammad al-Mahdi, the third Abbasid Caliph, succeeded his father in 775 A.D. without opposition.

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  • The cultural and scientific achievements of the Abbasid dynasty are still celebrated today.

  • Baghdad became a flourishing center of learning under the Abbasid Caliphate during the Golden Age of Islam.

  • The Abbasid dynasty played a crucial role in the spread of knowledge throughout the Islamic world.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Abbasid = Abbas (transparent) = Abbas + id

The dynastic name is produced by adding '‑id' to 'Abbas', clearly indicating the family/descendants associated with that name.

Etymology

Abbasid as the name of a dynasty comes from the Arabic name Abbas and means 'rule by the family of Abbas'. So, the Abbasid dynasty is simply the period when that family ruled much of the Islamic world, famous for making Baghdad a center of learning.