Abu Muslim
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Abu Muslim was a Persian revolutionary and military commander who was a central figure in the Abbasid Revolution that brought down the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid Caliphate.
Portrait of Abu Muslim (d. 755) from the genealogy (silsilanāma) "Cream of Histories" (Zübdet-üt Tevarih, 1598)
Abbasid silver dirham in the name of Abu Muslim struck at Merv in AH 132 (749–50)
"Abu Muslim chastises a man for telling tales," Folio from the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri) by Nasir al-Din Tusi. Copy created in Lahore between 1590 and 1595
Abbasid revolution
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The Abbasid revolution, was the overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate, the second major caliphate, by the Hashimiyya movement, resulting in the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate, the third major cal
Abu Muslim
…Abu Muslim (c. 718 to 727 – 755 CE) was a Persian revolutionary and military commander who was a central figure in the Abbasid Revolution that brought down the Umayyad Caliphate and established the Abbasid Caliphate. Enslaved in Kufa during his youth, he came under the influence of Shi'ite…
The Caliphate in 750
Remnants of Qasr Amra, a desert palace where Umayyad princes were notorious for indulgence and extravagance
Coinage depicting Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Folio from the records of Balami depicting As-Saffah as he receives pledges of allegiance in Kufa