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Establishment of the Abbasid Dynasty
In 750 CE, the Abbasid family founded the Abbasid dynasty after overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate, shifting power east to Iraq and later Baghdad.
Timeline
- 750Iraq · IraqWith victory at the Battle of the Zab and the killing of the last Umayyad caliph, the Abbasid family replaced the Umayyads as the empire's legitimate rulers, formally establishing the dynastic line.
- 750–762West Asia · West AsiaThe new dynasty integrated Khurasan's military aristocracy with Iraqi administrative traditions, gradually shedding the Umayyad Syria-centered orientation, laying the groundwork for the future capital at Baghdad and a Persianized model of governance.
Sources
- The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the 6th to the 11th Century — Hugh Kennedy (2016)