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Sheperd, William R.; Historical Atlas; New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 53. · Public domain
Conflict Middle East

Abbasid Revolution

747 CE – 750 CE · 3 years

A revolutionary movement originating in Khorasan overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and installed the Abbasid dynasty. The Abbasids moved the capital to Baghdad, which became the world's largest and most cultured city during the Islamic Golden Age.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Abbasid movement (Abu Muslim)
  • Umayyad Caliphate

Key moments

Defining events in the Abbasid Revolution.

  1. 750 Battle of the Zab

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Landmark · Middle East

Jerash

200 BCE – 749 CE

Polity · Middle East

Abbasid Caliphate

750 CE – 1258 CE

Trade route · Middle East

Mediterranean Southern Route

331 BCE – 1500 CE

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Early Muslim Conquests

632 CE – 750 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

Trade route · Middle East

Maritime Silk Road – Red Sea Branch

200 BCE – 1500 CE

Conflict · Middle East

Khazar-Arab Wars

642 CE – 799 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 747 CE and 750 CE.

750 CE Ghana Empire Wars 750 CE Sicán

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Ghana Empire Wars Conflict · Africa 750 CE – 1076 CE Charlemagne Figure · Frankish Empire 742 CE – 814 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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