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The Abbasid dynasty caliphs admired the cultural traditions of?
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obviously Byzantium. :P
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What is an abbasid?
An Abbasid is a member of the dynasty of caliphs which ruled from Baghdad from around 750 to 1250, claiming ancestry of Abbas.
Why did the Abbasid's kill the Umayyads?
they abandoned the simple ways of the earlier caliphs and were discontented
How did abbasid caliphs strengthen their control over the empire-?
The abbasid caliphs built a huge standing army; they encouraged all people to take part in government; and moved the capital to Baghdad.
Is the Abasid dynasty Sunni or Shia?
there were sunni and extremely anti shia and killed shia Imams.
Who was the leader of Abbasid Caliphate?
about 37 ruler (khaleefa) some famous of them 1- abu-alabbas (abdullah) 2- abu ga'afar al-mansor 3- mohammed almahdy 3-haron arrasheed 4-al-ma'amon : the golden age of the abbasids 5-al-mo'tasem bellah (abu-eshaq)
Which city was under the rule of the 1st 4 caliphs in ancient Rome?
There was no rule of caliphs in ancient Rome. The caliphs emerged after the fall of Rome
What importance did Caliphs have in ancient times?
None. Caliphs came to power in the Medieval Period. As for the Medieval period, the Caliphs were the leaders of the Muslim Empires called Caliphates. The four first Caliphs were called the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and they also had some religious authority in Islam. Because of the barbarity of the Umayyad Caliphs, the religious authority left the Caliphs and vested in the local Imams. Religious authority would return to the Caliphs in the mid-1500s in the Ottoman Empire until Atatürk abolished the Caliphate in 1936.
The last of the orthodox caliphs who was assassinated in 661?
Ali was the last of the Orthodox caliphs.
What is the golden period of Islam?
The golden period of Islam was most likely the rule of the early Ummayad and Abbasid Caliphs, whereupon most of the islamic middle east was united under a single ruler. Under the early Sunni Abbasid caliphs, in particular the Caliph Harun al-Rashid, science and art flourished, in a time where Islamic culture vastly surpassed western European society (which still dwelled in the dark ages). The Golden age of islam can best be seen as the time period between 750 AD- 1258 AD, brought to an end by, not so much the Crusades but more the Mongol invasion, the death of the last Caliph and the gradual political fragmentation of the Islamic world.
Where is the house of wisdom located?
The original House of Wisdom was set up in Baghdad in the 9th century CE during the rules of three notable Abbasid caliphs - Al-Mansur, Harun al-Rashid and Al-Ma'mun. A later 'House of Wisdom' was established in Cairo in 1004 by a Fatimid caliph.
Who was the last of the othrodox caliphs?
Hazrat Ali RAU was the Fourth and last Rashidoon Caliphs.
Were caliphs Muslim rulers who succeeded Muhammad?
Yes. The Caliphs are the political successors to Muhammad.
