1. Maps of Political Control Over Time
2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events
3. Lists and Timelines of Rulers
4. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity
5. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars
6. Monthly Summaries of Events
7. Time Series of Territorial Changes
8. Time Series of Historical Population and Area
9. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes
10. Rulers (only those who where involved in territorial changes)
11. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

Most recent flag or coat of arms of Abbasid Caliphate — Most recent flag or coat of arms

Information

Name: Abbasid Caliphate

Type: Polity

Nation: arab caliphate

Start: 748

End: 1258

Abbasid Caliphate: All Data

This page is about the data available for this polity, the chronology of the events of the polity is available here.

Was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566-653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes its name. They ruled as caliphs after having overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750.

1. Maps of Political Control Over Time

Abbasid Caliphate: Maximal extension of the polity compared to modern borders

Abbasid Caliphate: Map showing the final year each territory was ruled by the polity

Abbasid Caliphate: Map showing how many years the polity ruled each territory

Abbasid Caliphate: Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity

Abbasid Caliphate: Map depicting the polity's ruler in power when each territory was first controlled

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

Coastline Changes

Fatimid invasions of Egypt

Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914-915)

Conquest of the Cyrenaica

Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919-921)

Arab-Byzantine Wars

Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782)

Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806)

Battle of Anzen

Mongol invasions and conquests

Conquest of Baghdad

Abbasid punitive campaign against Beja

Abbasid Revolution

3. Lists and Timelines of Rulers

Abbasid Caliphate: Top rulers ordered by largest reached area

Abbasid Caliphate: Top rulers by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

Abbasid Caliphate: Alphabetical List of Rulers of the Nation.

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 11th Century AD

Abbasid CaliphateTimeline of the top rulers by territorial changes in terms of area

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 8th Century AD

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 12th Century AD

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 13th Century AD

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 9th Century AD

Abbasid Caliphate: Timeline of all the rulers involved in territorial changes by century, 10th Century AD

4. Lists and Timelines of Events that took place in the Polity

Abbasid Caliphate: List of events the polity was involved in.

Abbasid Caliphate: Complete Timeline of the Wars Involving the Polity

Abbasid Caliphate: Top wars ordered by largest reached area

Abbasid Caliphate: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes

Abbasid Caliphate: Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

5. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After Wars

Tibet - Era of Fragmentation

Umayyad Invasion of Europe

Frankish-Umayyad Wars

Fatimid invasions of Egypt

Fatimid invasion of Egypt (914-915)

Conquest of the Cyrenaica

Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919-921)

Arab-Byzantine Wars

Byzantine conquest of Teodosiopolis and Melitene

Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782)

Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806)

Arab conquest of Pamphilia

Mongol invasions and conquests

Conquest of Baghdad

Conquests of Abu Ibrahim Isma'il ibn Ahmad

Abbasid punitive campaign against Beja

Abbasid Revolution

6. Monthly Summaries of Events

Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Abbasid Caliphate

Monthly Summaries of Events during Wars

7. Time Series of Territorial Changes

Abbasid Caliphate: Time Series of all Territorial Changes

Time Series of Territorial Changes by specific invasor/invaded couple

All times that Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Byzantine Empire invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Aghlabids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Uyghur Khaganate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Maitraka Kingdom

All times that Amirate of Banu Munabbih invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Tang Dynasty

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Paduspanids

All times that Rustamid dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Tahirid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Sadakiyans

All times that Khotan Kingdom invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Tulunids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Ziyadid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Sajid dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Dulafid Dynasty

All times that Ziyarid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Qarmatians

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Seljuk Empire

All times that Kingdom of Makuria invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Mongol Empire invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Ikhshidid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Tulunids

All times that Kingdom of Asturias invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Farighunids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Idrisid dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Kingdom of Jarin invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Habbari Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Imamate of Oman invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Emirate of Sijilmassa invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Emirate of Tlemcen invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Sadakiyans invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Shirvanshah invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Khazar Khaganate invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Kaysite dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Rassids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Qarmatians invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Kingdom of Aksum

All times that Samanid Empire invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Byzantine Empire

All times that Wajihids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Fatimid Caliphate

All times that Emirate of Córdoba invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Maitraka Kingdom invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Gurjara-Pratihara Kingdom invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Dulafid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Kingdom of Jarin

All times that Salghurids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Sallarid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Buyid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Kingdom of Makuria

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Dabuyid dynasty

All times that Oghuz Yabgu State invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Beja Polities

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Tahirid Dynasty

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Umayyad Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Principality of Khuttal

All times that Kingdom of the Franks invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Abbasid Caliphate invaded Farghana Kingdom

All times that Saffarid dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Rawadid dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Marwanids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Fatimid Caliphate invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Beja Polities invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Kingdom of Aksum invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Hamdanid Dynasty invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Kingdom of Abkhazia invaded Abbasid Caliphate

All times that Yufirids invaded Abbasid Caliphate

Time Series of Territorial Changes during specific Events

8. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Abbasid Caliphate: time series of its population and area throughout history

Historical Population and Area during specific Events

9. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

Events Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Abbasid Caliphate

Events Navigation: Abbasid Caliphate

Events Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Abbasid Caliphate

All Territorial Changes during specific Events

10. Rulers (only those who where involved in territorial changes)

11. Cities mentioned in territorial changes

All Phersu Atlas Regions

Africa

Central Africa

Eastern Africa

North Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

Americas

Caribbean

Central America

Northern America

South America

Asia

Central Asia

Eastern Asia

Indian Subcontinent

South-Eastern Asia

Western Asia

Europe

Balkans

Baltic

British Isles

Caucasus

Central Europe

Eastern Europe

France and Benelux

Greece

Iberian Peninsula

Italian Peninsula

Scandinavia

Oceania

Australasia

Pacific Islands