Abbasid Caliphate
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The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.
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Target entity: Abbasid Caliphate Context triple: [Arab world, hasHistoricalEmpire, Abbasid Caliphate]
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Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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Arabs
Arabs are a diverse ethnolinguistic group originating from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions, united primarily by the Arabic language and a shared cultural and historical heritage.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a vast and influential ancient civilization that dominated the Mediterranean world and much of Europe for centuries, profoundly shaping law, politics, culture, and religion in Western history.
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Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abbasid Caliphate Target entity description: The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.
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A.
Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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C.
Arabs
Arabs are a diverse ethnolinguistic group originating from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions, united primarily by the Arabic language and a shared cultural and historical heritage.
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D.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a vast and influential ancient civilization that dominated the Mediterranean world and much of Europe for centuries, profoundly shaping law, politics, culture, and religion in Western history.
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Muhammad
Muhammad is the 7th-century Arab religious, political, and social leader regarded by Muslims as the final prophet and messenger of God in Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliphate
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Islamic dynasty ⓘ historical empire ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| capital |
Baghdad
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Samarra ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| culturalCenter |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ Kufa ⓘ Nishapur ⓘ Samarra ⓘ |
| currency |
dinar
ⓘ
dirham ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1258
ⓘ
1517 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Abbasid Caliphate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abbasid dynasty
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| endTime |
1258
ⓘ
1517 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Arabs
ⓘ
Berbers ⓘ Persians ⓘ Turks ⓘ various non-Arab Muslims ⓘ |
| firstCaliph | as-Saffah ⓘ |
| firstRuler | as-Saffah ⓘ |
| followed | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
caliphate
ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Baghdad
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Samarra ⓘ |
| hasPart | House of Wisdom ⓘ |
| inception | 750 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Persian cultural influence
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advances in astronomy ⓘ advances in mathematics ⓘ advances in medicine ⓘ advances in philosophy ⓘ translation movement ⓘ |
| lastRuler |
al-Musta'sim
ⓘ
al-Mutawakkil III ⓘ |
| militaryFeature | use of Turkish slave soldiers (ghilman) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
development of algebra
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development of hospitals (bimaristans) ⓘ development of optics ⓘ preservation of Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
House of Wisdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayt al-Hikma
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| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| officialReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized bureaucracy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
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Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ |
| ruler |
Harun al-Rashid
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al-Ma'mun ⓘ al-Mu'tasim ⓘ |
| secondCaliph |
as-Saffah
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mansur
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| significantEvent |
Abbasid Caliphate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abbasid Revolution
Battle of the Zab ⓘ Mihna (inquisition) ⓘ Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol conquest of Baghdad
Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ Samarra period ⓘ establishment of Abbasid caliphate in Cairo ⓘ founding of Baghdad ⓘ |
| startTime | 750 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
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surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt
Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol Ilkhanate in Iraq
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| territoryIncludes |
Arabian Peninsula
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Central Asia ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Syria ⓘ parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbasid Caliphate Description of subject: The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islamic dynasty that ruled from the mid-8th to the 13th century, overseeing a golden age of science, culture, and philosophy centered in its capital, Baghdad.
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