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ABBASIDES

\ˈabe͡ɪsˌa͡ɪdz], \ˈabe‍ɪsˌa‍ɪdz], \ˈa_b_eɪ_s_ˌaɪ_d_z]\

Definitions of ABBASIDES

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Hist.) Caliphs of Bagdad (749-1258), claiming descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed. To this line belonged Haroun-al-Raschid, contemporary of Charlemagne.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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