Abbasid dynasty
The Abbasid dynasty (Arabic: بَنُو العَبَّاس, romanized: Banū al-ʿAbbās) or the Abbasids (Arabic: العَبَّاسيُّون, romanized: al-ʿAbbāsiyyūn) were an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 750 and 1258 and later as ceremonial rulers of the Mamluk Sultanate from 1261 to 1517. A subclan of the Banu Hashim descended from al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in 750 through the Abbasid Revolution.
| Abbasid dynasty العَبَّاسيُّون | |
|---|---|
| Parent family | Banu Hashim |
| Country | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Founded | 750 (in Baghdad) 1261 (in Cairo) |
| Final ruler | Al-Mutawakkil III |
| Historic seat | |
| Titles | Caliph (Amir al-Mu'minin) Sultan of Egypt |
| Dissolution | 1258 (in Baghdad) 1517 (in Cairo) |
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Their caliphate is divided into three main periods: Early Abbasid era (750–861), Middle Abbasid era (861–936) and Later Abbasid era (936–1258). A cadet branch of the dynasty also ruled as ceremonial rulers for the Mamluk Sultanate as Caliph (1261–1517), until their conquest by the Ottoman Empire.