Battle of the Zab

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:aftermath Umayyad leaders fled
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Abbasid_forces
gptkb:Sultan
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkb:Abu_Muslim
gptkbp:community_impact Increased trade routes
Establishment of new capitals
Redrawing of Islamic territories
gptkbp:cultural_impact Shift in power dynamics
Influence on Islamic governance
End of Umayyad cultural dominance
gptkbp:date February 26, 750
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followed_by Abbasid Caliphate establishment
gptkbp:historical_context Islamic civil wars
gptkbp:historical_impact Rise of Abbasid dynasty
gptkbp:historical_significance Cultural renaissance in the Islamic world
Establishment of a new caliphate system
Foundation for future Islamic scholarship
Impact on future Islamic empires
Influence on Islamic law and culture
Shift from Umayyad to Abbasid rule
Turning point in Islamic history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Zab
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Marwan_II
gptkb:Abu_Muslim
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Foundation_of_Baghdad
gptkbp:location Zab River, Iraq
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
Use of surprise attacks
gptkbp:outcome Umayyad defeat
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Great_Zab
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Chronicles_of_the_Abbasids
gptkb:Historical_texts
Islamic historians
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Abbasid_Revolution
Fall of the Umayyads
gptkbp:result Abbasid victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:End_of_Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Islamic world
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
archery
gptkbp:type decisive battle