Abbasid Revolution
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The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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Target entity: Abbasid Revolution Context triple: [Marwan II, conflict, Abbasid Revolution]
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Al-Fateh Revolution
The Al-Fateh Revolution was the 1969 military coup in Libya that overthrew King Idris I and brought Muammar Gaddafi to power, marking the start of his long authoritarian rule.
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Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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Muslim conquest of the Levant
The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abbasid Revolution Target entity description: The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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A.
Al-Fateh Revolution
The Al-Fateh Revolution was the 1969 military coup in Libya that overthrew King Idris I and brought Muammar Gaddafi to power, marking the start of his long authoritarian rule.
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B.
Ridda Wars
The Ridda Wars were a series of military campaigns launched by the early Rashidun Caliphate to suppress apostasy and rebellion in Arabia following the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
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C.
Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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First Fitna
The First Fitna was the first major civil war in early Islamic history, marked by political and religious conflicts over the rightful caliph following the assassination of Uthman and during the caliphate of Ali.
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E.
Muslim conquest of the Levant
The Muslim conquest of the Levant was a 7th-century series of campaigns in which early Islamic armies defeated Byzantine forces and brought Syria, Palestine, and surrounding regions under Muslim rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic history event
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abbasid Revolution
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surface form:
Abbasid Revolution of 750
Abbasid Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid uprising
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| caused |
consolidation of Persian bureaucratic influence in the caliphate
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shift of political center to Baghdad region ⓘ |
| centerOfOperations |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
|
| conflictWith | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| endDate | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated greater integration of non-Arab Muslims into the ruling elite
ⓘ
marked the end of the first Arab empire phase of Islam ⓘ |
| ideologicalMotive |
appeal to the family of the Prophet
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demand for equality of non-Arab Muslims ⓘ opposition to Umayyad Arab favoritism ⓘ |
| keyBattle | Battle of the Zab ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
massacre of Umayyads at Abu Futrus
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proclamation of Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah as caliph ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Banu Hashim
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbasid family
Abu Muslim ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Muslim al-Khurasani
|
| location |
Greater Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Khorasan ⓘ
surface form:
Khurasan
Syria ⓘ Transoxiana ⓘ |
| mainDate | mid-8th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Marwan II
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad ruling elite
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| overthrew | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Islamic Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Golden Age (prelude)
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| precededBy |
Third Fitna
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Umayyad–Abbasid conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad–Abbasid rivalry
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| relatedTo |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Early Muslim conquests ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic conquests
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of Umayyad rule in most of the Islamic world
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establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ rise of the Abbasid dynasty ⓘ transfer of the caliphal capital from Syria to Iraq ⓘ |
| slogan | al-rida min Al Muhammad ⓘ |
| startDate | 747 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Khurasani Arabs
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Shia groups ⓘ discontented Arab tribes ⓘ non-Arab Muslims (mawali) ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | black banners ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbasid Revolution Description of subject: The Abbasid Revolution was the mid-8th-century uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid dynasty as the new Islamic ruling power.
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