Abbasid
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Abbasid Caliphate — For the Caliphate of Córdoba (Al Andalus) dynasty see Abbadids; for the southwest Arabia Islamic sect, see Abādites. Abbasid Caliphate الخلافة العباسية al khilāfah al ‘abbāsīyyah … Wikipedia
{ʽ}Abbāsid dynasty — (750–1258) The second of the two great Sunnite dynasties of the Islamic Caliphate. The ʽAbbāsids took their name from an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, al ʽAbbās, whose descendants formed one of several groups agitating for change under the… … Universalium
Abbāsid Dynastyʿ — second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim Empire of the Caliphate. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in AD 750 and reigned as the ʿAbbāsid caliphate until destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258. The name is derived from that… … Universalium
Abbasid Caliphate — The Abbasids, descended from Muhammed the Prophet s (q.v.) uncle Abbas, came to power in 749 in a revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate (q.v.). From their capital in Baghdad (q.v.), they held the caliphate (q.v.) from 750 1258. The early… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Abbasid — noun Date: 1788 a member of a dynasty of caliphs (750 1258) ruling the Islamic empire especially from their capital Baghdad and claiming descent from Abbas the uncle of Muhammad … New Collegiate Dictionary
Abbasid — noun the dynastic name of the caliphs of Baghdad … Wiktionary
Abbasid — n. member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled an Islamic empire from Baghdad as from 750 to 1258 … English contemporary dictionary
Abbasid — [ə basɪd, abəsɪd] noun a member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad 750–1258. Origin named after Muhammad s uncle Abbas, founder of the dynasty … English new terms dictionary
abbasid — ab·bas·id … English syllables
Abbasid — Ab•bas•id [[t]əˈbæs ɪd, ˈæb ə sɪd[/t]] n. anh why ear a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling most of the Islamic world from Baghdad, a.d. 750–1258, and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad … From formal English to slang
