Polity · 750 CE – 1259 CE
Abbasid Caliphate
الدولة العبَّاسيَّة · الدولة العباسية
- Peak recorded area
- 8,155,110 km²
- 778 CE
- Rulers on record
- 37
- from 750 CE
- Data series
- 18
- 750 CE–1200 CE
Overview
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, after whom it is named. The Abbasids rose to power in 750, when the Abbasid Revolution overthrew the preceding Umayyad Caliphate, and they ruled as caliphs from their metropole in Iraq until 1258, with Baghdad as their capital for most of their history.
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Territory
38 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1259 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Largest Settlement Pop3 obs · 800 CE–1191 CE | 1Mpersons1191 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Polity Population3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 6.59score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 3.9Mpersons1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 0.7794score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 0.8333score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 1score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels2 obs · 750 CE–1191 CE | 5.5levels1191 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 5.88score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km²3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 750Ksq km1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels2 obs · 750 CE–1191 CE | 5levels1191 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy2 obs · 750 CE–1191 CE | 2levels1191 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 0.69score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 5score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 0.9154score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 0.95score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 6score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels3 obs · 800 CE–1200 CE | 2score1200 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
37 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- As-SaffahHead of State750 CE –
- Al-MansurAbbasid caliph754 CE – 775 CE
- Al-MahdiAbbasid caliph775 CE – 785 CE
- Al-HadiAbbasid caliph785 CE – 786 CE
- Harun al-RashidAbbasid caliph786 CE – 809 CE
- Al-AminAbbasid caliph809 CE – 813 CE
- al-MamúnAbbasid caliph813 CE – 833 CE
- Al-Mu'tasimAbbasid caliph833 CE – 842 CE
- Al-WathiqAbbasid caliph842 CE – 847 CE
- Al-MutawakkilAbbasid caliph847 CE – 861 CE
- Al-MuntasirAbbasid caliph861 CE – 862 CE
- Al-Musta'inAbbasid caliph862 CE – 865 CE
- Al-Mu'tazzAbbasid caliph866 CE – 869 CE
- Al-MuhtadiAbbasid caliph869 CE – 870 CE
- Al-Mu'tamidAbbasid caliph870 CE – 892 CE
- Al-Mu'tadidAbbasid caliph892 CE – 902 CE
- Al-MuktafiAbbasid caliph902 CE – 908 CE
- Al-MuqtadirAbbasid caliph908 CE – 932 CE
- Al-QahirAbbasid caliph932 CE – 934 CE
- Ar-RadiAbbasid caliph934 CE – 940 CE
- Al-MuttaqiAbbasid caliph940 CE – 944 CE
- Al-MustakfiAbbasid caliph944 CE – 946 CE
- Al-MutiAbbasid caliph946 CE – 974 CE
- At-Ta'iAbbasid caliph974 CE – 991 CE
- Al-QadirAbbasid caliph991 CE – 1031 CE
- Al-Qa'imAbbasid caliph1031 CE – 1075 CE
- Al-MuqtadiAbbasid caliph1075 CE – 1094 CE
- Al-MustazhirAbbasid caliph1094 CE – 1118 CE
- Al-MustarshidAbbasid caliph1118 CE – 1135 CE
- Al-RashidAbbasid caliph1135 CE – 1136 CE
- Al-MuqtafiAbbasid caliph1136 CE – 1160 CE
- Al-MustanjidAbbasid caliph1160 CE – 1170 CE
- Al-MustadiAbbasid caliph1170 CE – 1180 CE
- Al-NasirAbbasid caliph1180 CE – 1225 CE
- Az-ZahirAbbasid caliph1225 CE – 1226 CE
- Al-MustansirAbbasid caliph1226 CE – 1242 CE
- Al-Musta'simAbbasid caliph1242 CE – 1258 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Dirham, gold dinar
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Abbasid Caliphate is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.