An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad.
Abbassid
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Ab·bas·sid (ə-băs'ĭd', ăb'ə-sĭd') 
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An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad.
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- Samarra (city of north-central Iraq on the Tigris River)
- Dhimma
- Isa ibn Musa
- Islam
