The Battle of the Zab took place on the banks of the Great Zab river in what is now Iraq on January 25, 750. Events Last Umayyad caliph Marwan II (744-750) overthrown by first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah Bold textItalic textLink title GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM... The Califate in 750 From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923 Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan or Marwan II (750-688) (Arabic: مروان ابن Ù…Øمد ابن مروان) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 until 750 when he was killed. ... Zab is the name given to two separate rivers that flow through Iran, Iraq and Turkey to become the two principal tributaries of the Tigris. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Last Umayyad caliph Marwan II (744-750) overthrown by first Abbasid caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah Bold textItalic textLink title GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM GARY CANT SWIM...
A serious rebellion had broken out in 747 against the Umayyad dynasty, who ruled much of the Middle East from 661 to 750. In 750, the army of the Umayyad caliphMarwan II fought a combined force of Persians, Shi'ite Arabs and Abbasid soldiers at the Zab. Marwan's army was, on paper at least, far larger and more formidable than that of his opponents, but its support for the caliph was only lukewarm. It disintegrated during the course of the battle and was routed with great loss of life. Marwan himself survived the battle but was killed a few months later, and was replaced as caliph by Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah, bringing to an end Umayyad rule in the Middle East. Events Abu Muslim unites the Abbasid Empire against the Umayyads. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... The Califate in 750 From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923 Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan or Marwan II (750-688) (Arabic: مروان ابن Ù…Øمد ابن مروان) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 744 until 750 when he was killed. ... The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Abbasid provinces during the caliphate of Harun al-Rashid Abbasid (Arabic: العبّاسيّون AbbÄsÄ«yÅ«n) was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the two great Sunni dynasties of the Islamic empire, that overthrew the Umayyad caliphs. ... Abu al-Abbas Abdullah ibn Muhammad as-Saffah أبو العباس عبد الله بن محمد السفاح (721 - 754) was the first Abbasid caliph. ...
It forms the approximate boundary of the Kurdish-populated region of Iraq and is used as the political boundary of the Kurdish Autonomous Region.
In 750 CE, the Great Zab was the scene of the Battle of the Zab between the Umayyads and the Abbasids.
Because of this, as well as its ancient importance as a basis for the Assyrian civilisation, the Great Zab is represented on the Assyrian flag by four white streams flowing from the flag's centre.
During the battle, the Franks defeated the Islamic army and Emir Abd er Rahman was killed.
During the six days he waited to begin the Battle, Abd er Rahman recalled all those columns raiding and pillaging, so that on the seventh day, when by both eastern and western accounts the Battle began, both armies were at full strength.
But the battle was still in flux when Frankish histories claim that the rumor went through the Arab army that Frankish scouts threatened the booty they had taken from Bordeaux and muslim troops at once broke off the battle, and returned to camp to secure their booty.
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