Army of the Abbasids

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:activeDuring 9th century
8th century
gptkbp:composedOf cavalry
infantry
gptkbp:disbanded 10th century
gptkbp:dissolved 1258 AD
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Siege_of_Damascus
Battle of the Zab
Battle of Fakhkh
Battle of the Great Zab
gptkbp:establishedIn 750 AD
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Fatimid_Caliphate
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Sassanian_Empire
Umayyad Caliphate
Seljuk Turks
gptkbp:headquarteredIn Baghdad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army of the Abbasids
gptkbp:influenced Islamic Golden Age
military history
Arab_culture
gptkbp:influencedBy Byzantine_military_tactics
Persian_military_tactics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:war_elephants
training programs
expansion of territory
cultural integration
fortifications
intelligence operations
religious tolerance
strategic alliances
naval operations
heavy infantry
cavalry charges
logistics and supply chains
military engineering
use of archers
diverse recruitment
use of siege engines
mercenary units
cavalry archers
defeating_Umayyad_forces
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Abu_Muslim
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:supportedBy local militias
gptkbp:uses guerrilla warfare
siege warfare
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:utilizes gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphs