- ʿAlī; 721/722 – 8 June 754),
known by his
laqab al-
Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-
Saffāḥ), was the
first caliph of the
Abbasid Caliphate, one...
- woman. Al-Mansur was a
brother of al-
Saffah. Both were
named Abd Allah, and to
distinguish between them, al-
Saffah was
referred to by his
kunya Abu al-Abbas...
- Rayṭa bint al-
Saffāḥ (Arabic: ريطة بنت السفاح) was an
Abbasid princess,
daughter of
first Abbasid caliph al-
Saffah (r. 750–754),
niece of
second Abbasid...
- that he was at last
killed in a
short battle and
replaced as
caliph by
Saffah (r. 750–754),
bringing to an end
Umayyad rule in the
Middle East. Battle...
-
success in the Hijaz.
Marwan suffered a
decisive defeat by Abu al-Abbas al-
Saffah on the
banks of the
Great Zab,
called Battle of the Zab. At this battle...
-
Abbasid dynasty founded in 750 by Abu al-ʻAbbās ʻAbdallāh as-
Saffāh better known as As-
Saffah claimed the
title of
caliph (literally "successor") through...
- Ali al-Hashimi who was the
father of the
first Abbasid caliph al-
Saffah. Al-
Saffah appointed his
paternal uncle,
Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi as the first...
- victory, al-
Saffah sent his
forces to
Central Asia,
where his
forces fought against Tang
expansion during the
Battle of Talas. Al-
Saffah focused on putting...
-
nephew and
first Abbasid caliph, al-
Saffah, in 754, he
launched a bid for the
caliphal title against al-
Saffah's brother, al-Mansur, but was defeated...
- Friday, 28
November 749,
before the
siege of
Wasit had even finished, As-
Saffah, the great-grandson of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, was
recognized as the...
