Battle of the Zab

When

29 Jan 750

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.99° N, 43.34° E

Description

750 battle in Iraq

Part of the Abbasid Revolution, 750 AD

The Battle of the Zab, also referred to in scholarly contexts as Battle of the Great Zāb River, took place on January 25, 750, on the banks of the Great Zab in what is now the modern country of Iraq. It spelled the end of the Umayyad Caliphate and the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate, which would last from 750 to 1258.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of the Zab: Abbasid forces under Abdallah ibn Ali defeat the Umayyads near the Great Zab River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Zap Suyu Muharebesi: Abbasi isyancılarının halife ilan ettiği Seffah ile son Emevi halifesi II. Mervan arasında gerçekleşen muharebede II. Mervan yenildi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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