Abbasid Caliphate founded
750 · Event
Overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate; capital moves to Baghdad; opens the Islamic Golden Age.
On these timelines: Islam, Major Religions, Master
More from Islam
- Muhammad's first revelation (610)
- Death of Muhammad (632)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Mongol sack of Baghdad (1258)
- Sunni-Shia split (656)
- Rashidun Caliphate begins (632)
- Uthman standardises the Quran (650)
- Umayyad Caliphate begins (661)
Around 750
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- Treaty of Verdun (843)
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- Viking Age (793)
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