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Abbasid
[ uh-bas-id, ab-uh-sid ]
noun
- a member of a dynasty of caliphs ruling at Baghdad, a.d. 750鈥1258, governing most of the Islamic world and claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.
Abbasid
/ 蓹藞b忙s瑟d; 藞忙b蓹藢s瑟d /
noun
- any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750鈥1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed
- ( as modifier )
the Abbasid dynasty
Example Sentences
It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.
The museum鈥檚 first exhibition since reopening in October after a major overhaul, 鈥淏aghdad: Eye鈥檚 Delight鈥 charts the city鈥檚 heritage from the Abbasid caliphs from the seventh to twelfth centuries to today.
The next shelves would have Ferdowsi of the Abbasid Empire鈥攖he father of the language in which I dream.
Charlemagne ruled an empire covering almost all of continental Europe, was crowned Roman emperor in Rome by the pope, and traded emissaries with the Byzantine ruler in Constantinople and the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad.
Scholars from across the Abbasid empire, stretching from Central Asia to North Africa, traveled to the institution, engaging in research and fostering scientific advancement.
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