<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Abbasid Caliphate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> ٱلْخِلافَةُ ٱلْعَبَّاسِيَّة </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 750 -- 1258 </Li> <Li> 1261 -- 1517 ( under the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Black Standard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Abbasid Caliphate at its greatest extent , c. 850 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Kufa ( 750 -- 762 ) </Li> <Li> Baghdad ( 762 -- 796 , 809 -- 836 , 892 -- 1258 ) </Li> <Li> Raqqa ( 796 -- 809 ) </Li> <Li> Samarra ( 836 -- 892 ) </Li> <Li> Cairo ( 1261 -- 1517 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Arabic ( central administration ) ; various regional languages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Sunni Islam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Caliphate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Caliph </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 750 -- 754 </Td> <Td> As - Saffah ( first ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1242 -- 1258 </Td> <Td> Al - Musta'sim ( last Caliph in Baghdad ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1508 -- 1517 </Td> <Td> al - Mutawakkil III ( last Caliph in Cairo ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> History </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Established </Td> <Td> 750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Disestablished </Td> <Td> 1517 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Currency </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dinar ( gold coin ) </Li> <Li> Dirham ( silver coin ) </Li> <Li> Fals ( copper coin ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Umayyad Caliphate </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman Empire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fatimid Caliphate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mamluk Sultanate ( Cairo ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saffarid dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ziyadid dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aghlabids </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongol Empire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Abbasid Caliphate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> ٱلْخِلافَةُ ٱلْعَبَّاسِيَّة </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 750 -- 1258 </Li> <Li> 1261 -- 1517 ( under the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Black Standard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> Abbasid Caliphate at its greatest extent , c. 850 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Kufa ( 750 -- 762 ) </Li> <Li> Baghdad ( 762 -- 796 , 809 -- 836 , 892 -- 1258 ) </Li> <Li> Raqqa ( 796 -- 809 ) </Li> <Li> Samarra ( 836 -- 892 ) </Li> <Li> Cairo ( 1261 -- 1517 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Arabic ( central administration ) ; various regional languages </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> Sunni Islam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Caliphate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Caliph </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 750 -- 754 </Td> <Td> As - Saffah ( first ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1242 -- 1258 </Td> <Td> Al - Musta'sim ( last Caliph in Baghdad ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1508 -- 1517 </Td> <Td> al - Mutawakkil III ( last Caliph in Cairo ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> History </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Established </Td> <Td> 750 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Disestablished </Td> <Td> 1517 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Currency </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Dinar ( gold coin ) </Li> <Li> Dirham ( silver coin ) </Li> <Li> Fals ( copper coin ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Umayyad Caliphate </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Ottoman Empire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fatimid Caliphate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mamluk Sultanate ( Cairo ) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saffarid dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ziyadid dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aghlabids </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongol Empire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did the abbasids moved their capital to
where did the abbasids moved their capital to
Baghdad Raqqa Samarra Cairo
Baghdad Raqqa Samarra Cairo