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Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
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Abbasid revolution
747–750 overthrow of the Umayyad caliphate
The Abbasid revolution, was the overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), the second of the four major caliphates in Islamic history, by the third, the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1517).Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kaysanites
Sect of Shia Islam
The Kaysanites were a Shi'i sect of Islam that formed from the followers of Al-Mukhtar. They traced Imamate from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah and his descendants. The name Kaysaniyya was most likely derived from the name of Mukhtar's chief guard, Abu Amra Kaysan.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abu Muslim
8th-century Persian general
Abu Muslim Abd al-Rahman ibn Muslim al-Khurasani was a Persian general who led the Abbasid Revolution that toppled the Umayyad dynasty, leading to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Merv
Ancient major city in Central Asia
Merv, also known as the Merve Oasis, was a major Iranian city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, near today's Mary, Turkmenistan. Human settlements on the site of Merv existed from the 3rd millennium BC until the 18th century AD. It changed hands repeatedly throughout…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Umayyad Caliphate
Second Islamic caliphate (661–750 CE)
The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a member of the clan. The family established dynastic,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Khorasan
Historical region of Greater Iran
Khorasan is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abbasid Caliphate
Third Islamic caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, from whom the dynasty takes its name. After overthrowing the Umayyad Caliphate in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 14
Day of the year
February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)