Historia del Califato Abasí: De la Era Dorada del Islam a la Conquista Mongola

The Abbasid Caliphate ruled for five centuries, overseeing a golden age of Islam with military, urban, academic and technological advances.

### The Abbasid Caliphate: The Golden Age of Islam

* 📅 The **Abbasid dynasty** rose to power in the 7th century, succeeding the Umayyads and ruling for five centuries, overseeing a period considered the **Golden Age of Islam**.
* ⚔️  Early Islamic conquests led to the vast expansion of the empire, but internal conflicts, like the First Muslim Civil War (Fitna), weakened the Umayyad Caliphate.
* 🏴 The Abbasids, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, challenged the Umayyads, promising a return to true Islamic teachings and moral leadership.
* 👑 Abu Muslim's revolt in Khorasan, supported by diverse groups, marked the beginning of the Abbasid's rise, culminating in the Battle of the Zab River and the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate.
* 🏙️  Under **Caliph Al-Mansur**, Baghdad was founded, becoming a center of learning, culture, and trade.  The House of Wisdom ("Bayt al-Hikma") became a hub for translating and preserving ancient knowledge.
* ✨ The reign of **Harun al-Rashid** is legendary, portrayed as a just and wise ruler in the "One Thousand and One Nights."  His court was a center of intellectual and cultural exchange, fostering advancements in mathematics, medicine, and the arts.
* ⚔️  Military conflicts with the Byzantine Empire continued, but internal strife, including the civil war between Al-Amin and Al-Mamun, weakened the Caliphate.  The rise of Turkish slave soldiers (mamluks) further altered the power dynamics.
* 💔 The Abbasid Caliphate eventually fragmented, facing rebellions, internal conflicts, and external invasions (Mongols), ultimately leading to the sack of Baghdad in 1258 and the end of the Abbasid's political power.

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The Abbasids, a new dynasty, took control of the Islamic Caliphate in the 7th century.

Their rule spanned five centuries, marked by military dominance, urban development, and intellectual and technological innovation.

The death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 AD led to the expansion of Islam across the Arabian Peninsula under the first caliph, Abu Bakr.

Early Muslim conquests weakened the Byzantine and Sasanian empires.

The assassination of the third caliph, Uthman, triggered the First Muslim Civil War (Fitna).

The Abbasids, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, challenged the Umayyad Caliphate.

They promised a return to true Islamic teachings and moral leadership.

In 747, during Umayyad internal strife, the Abbasids launched their revolution.

Abu Muslim's revolt quickly gained support, leading to victories against the Umayyads.

A surviving Umayyad, Abd al-Rahman, established the Emirate of Cordoba in Spain.

Under Harun al-Rashid, the caliphate flourished, with Baghdad as its center.

Al-Rashid is depicted as a just and benevolent ruler in legends and historical accounts.

Women, though often lacking high status, exerted considerable influence through their roles as mothers, wives, and concubines.

Efficient governance, partly modeled on the Sasanian system, contributed to the caliphate's success.

Baghdad became a cosmopolitan center for culture, science, arts, and medicine.

The Abbasid army comprised Arab and non-Arab soldiers, including elite units like the Khurasanis and Daylamites.

They were skilled in siege warfare and utilized advanced weaponry.

Al-Mu'tasim expanded the military by incorporating Turkish slave soldiers (Mamluks).

Mamluks became an elite force, loyal to the caliph and used to control political rivals.

Al-Mu'tasim built Samarra as a new city for the Turkish military elite.

The Mongol invasion in the 13th century brought about the final decline of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Hulagu Khan's forces conquered Baghdad in 1258, leading to widespread destruction and the death of Caliph Al-Musta'sim.

Libraries were destroyed, and the Abbasid caliphate's political power ended.

Abbasid caliphs continued as ceremonial figures under the Mamluks and later the Ottomans, but their political influence was minimal.