Abbasid Caliphate
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| Capitals | Samarra |
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| Kufa | |
| Common languages | Arabic (central administration); various regional languages |
| Disestablished | 1517 |
| Government | Monarchy, Theocracy |
| Currencies | Gold dinar (gold coin), Dirham (silver coin), Fals (copper coin) |
| Did you know | The Abbasid Caliphate was the seventh-largest empire by maximum land area (11. 1 million km²). |
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| ID | 996983 |
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.