al-Saffah
Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.
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as-Saffah's proclamation as caliph, from a 14th-century illustrated manuscript of Balami's Tarikhnama | |||||
| 1st Abbasid Caliph | |||||
| Reign | 25 January 750 – 8 June 754 | ||||
| Predecessor | Dynasty established Marwan II as Umayyad caliph | ||||
| Successor | al-Mansur | ||||
| Born | c. 721 al-Humayma, Jordan | ||||
| Died | 8 June 754 (aged 33) al-Anbar, Iraq | ||||
| Burial | Anbar | ||||
| Spouse | Umm Salama bint Ya'qub al-Makhzumi | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | Muhammad ibn Ali | ||||
| Mother | Rayta bint Ubayd Allah | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
His laqab as-Saffāḥ (السفّاح) means "the Blood-Shedder". It may refer to his ruthless tactics, or perhaps it was used to instill fear in his enemies.
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