136 AH
Al-Mansur succeeds his brother al-Saffah, puts down rivals and has the powerful general Abu Muslim killed. The centre of the caliphate moves from Syria to Iraq.
How it touches Islam Ruling from Iraq, the Abbasids drew Persian learning and Persian converts into the heart of the Muslim world.
Al-MansurAbu Muslim
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