Territorial change of Abbasid Caliphate

“Abbasid Caliphate” — appears in this map’s data from AD 750 to 1259. Its territory was largest in AD 778 – 782, at ≈ 8.15 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 778 – 782 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 778: number 72 of 1.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Byzantine Empire — 39 frames
• Oghuz Khagan — 36 frames
• Khazars — 33 frames
• Makuria — 29 frames
• Kingdom of the Iberians — 25 frames
• Ziyadid dynasty — 24 frames
• Georgia — 24 frames
• Turk Shahis — 22 frames
• Alid dynasties of northern Iran — 17 frames
• Saffarid dynasty — 16 frames
• Shirvan — 16 frames
• Tibetan Empire — 15 frames
• Tulunids — 14 frames
• Bagratid Armenia — 12 frames
• Samanid Empire — 11 frames
• Hamdanid dynasty — 11 frames
• Kara-Khanid Khanate — 10 frames
• Aghlabid dynasty — 10 frames
• Uyghur Khaganate — 9 frames
• Zengid dynasty — 9 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 27 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt · Ottoman Empire · Fatimid Caliphate

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (d. 653), after whom it is named.

Wikipedia (English) “Abbasid Caliphate”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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