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Abbasid Caliphate

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Capitals Samarra
Kufa
Common languagesArabic (central administration); various regional languages
Disestablished1517
Government Monarchy, Theocracy
CurrenciesGold dinar (gold coin), Dirham (silver coin), Fals (copper coin)
Did you knowThe Abbasid Caliphate was the seventh-largest empire by maximum land area (11. 1 million km²).
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About Abbasid Caliphate


The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib, from whom the dynasty takes its name.

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