Realm · 947–969
Abbasid Caliphate/Buyid Dynasty
Abbasid Caliphate/Buyid Dynasty appears on the map from 947 to 969. At its greatest recorded extent, in 947, it covered about 735,812 km².
One of the realms of Abbasid Caliphate. The Abbasids, descendants of the Prophet's uncle al-Abbas, overthrew the Umayyads in 750 with support from Persian converts in Khurasan. Their second caliph, al-Mansur, founded Baghdad, which became one of the world's largest cities.
See Abbasid Caliphate/Buyid Dynasty on the map in 947
- On the map
- 947–969
- Greatest extent
- 947, about 735,812 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Abbasid Caliphate · Wikidata Q12536
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 947–959 | 735,812 km² |
| 960–961 | 735,561 km² |
| 962–969 | 735,561 km² |
Related
- Abbasid Caliphate empire