Founding of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Revolution (747–762)

1. Abu Muslim launches revolt at Merv

   Jun 9, 747Labels: Abu Muslim, Merv

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia
   • Hashemite Umayyad

2. Abbasids seize Merv and expel governor

   Feb 14, 748Labels: Merv, Abbasids

   • Wikipedia
   • Hashemite Umayyad

3. Death of Nasr ibn Sayyar

   Dec 9, 748Labels: Nasr ibn, Khurasan

   • Hashemite Umayyad

4. Abbasids win at Isfahan and advance

   Mar 1, 749Labels: Qahtaba ibn, Isfahan

   • Qahtaba
   • Battle of Zab

5. Ibrahim al-Imam dies in Umayyad custody

   Aug 1, 749Labels: Ibrahim al-Imam, Umayyads

   • Ibrahim al Imam
   • Britannica

6. Siege of Wasit begins

   Sep 1, 749Labels: Wasit, Abbasids

   • Wasit siege

7. Qahtaba killed; Kufa captured by rebels

   Sep 2, 749Labels: Qahtaba ibn, Kufa

   • Qahtaba
   • Battle of Zab

8. Abu al-Abbas proclaimed caliph in Kufa

   Oct 1, 749Labels: Abu al-Abbas, Kufa

   • Iranica
   • Britannica
   • Al Saffah

9. Abbasids defeat Umayyads at the Zab

   Jan 25, 750Labels: Battle of, Marwan II

   • Battle of Zab
   • Britannica

10. Wasit surrenders; Iraq fully secured

    Jul 1, 750Labels: Wasit, Iraq

    • Wasit siege

11. Marwan II killed in Egypt

    Aug 6, 750Labels: Marwan II, Egypt

    • Marwan II
    • Britannica

12. Al-Saffah moves capital to Anbar

    Jan 1, 752Labels: Al-Saffah, Anbar

    • Anbar
    • Britannica

13. Al-Saffah dies; al-Mansur succeeds

    Jun 10, 754Labels: Al-Saffah, Al-Mansur

    • Al Mansur
    • Britannica

14. Construction of Baghdad begins

    Aug 2, 762Labels: Al-Mansur, Baghdad

    • Round City
    • Britannica