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As-Saffah
Sign in to saveAbu al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- al-Saffāḥ
- Royalty.image
- Balami - Tarikhnama - Abu'l-'Abbas al-Saffah is proclaimed the first 'Abbasid Caliph (cropped).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- as-Saffah's proclamation as caliph, from a 14th-century illustrated manuscript of Balami's Tarikhnama
- Royalty.succession
- 1st Abbasid Caliph
- Royalty.reign
- 25 January 750 – 8 June 754
- Royalty.predecessor
- Position establishedMarwan II as Umayyad caliph
- Royalty.successor
- al-Mansur
- Royalty.birth_place
- al-Humayma, Jordan
- Royalty.death_date
- 8 June 754 (aged 33)
- Royalty.death_place
- al-Anbar, Abbasid Caliphate
- Royalty.burial_place
- Anbar
- Royalty.spouse
- Umm Salama bint Ya'qub al-Makhzumi
- Royalty.full name
- Kunya: Abu'l-AbbasGiven name: Abd AllahLaqab: al-SaffahNasab: Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
- Royalty.dynasty
- Abbasid
- Royalty.father
- Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh
- Royalty.mother
- Rayta bint Ubayd Allah
- Royalty.religion
- Sunni Islam
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abdullah
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Humeima
- Place of death
- Al Anbar Governorate
- Child
- Rayta bint al-Saffah
- Occupation
- caliph
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Family
- Abbasids
- Conflict
- Abbasid Revolution
- Image
- Balami - Tarikhnama - Abu'l-'Abbas al-Saffah is proclaimed the first 'Abbasid Caliph (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 0722-01-01
- date of death
- 0754-06-09
- cause of death
- smallpox
- Commons category
- As-Saffah
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- أبو العباس عبد الله السفاح
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Family origins and earlier history
- Family tree
- Caliphate
- Abbasid military activities
- Succession
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Abu al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.
His al-Saffāḥ means "the Blood-Shedder". It may refer to his ruthless tactics, or perhaps it was used to intimidate his enemies. It was during his inaugural homage as Caliph, delivered in the Great Mosque of Kufa, that he called himself "al-Saffah" ("the Blood-Shedder"), and this title stuck to him due to his massacre of the Umayyads.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “As-Saffah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.