11) 1892-1914. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1892-1914 ABBAS HILMI II. Tawfiq's son resented British control, but his early attempts to resist Cromer and assert himself were so sternly rebuffed that he made...
12) Abbasid. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Abbasid, (ba´sid, a´bsid) (KEY) or Abbaside (-sid, -sid) (KEY) , Arab family descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749...
13) Safavid. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sunni neighbors. The consolidation of Safavid rule was completed during the reign of Shah Abbas I. Recognizing his military inferiority vis-a-vis the Ottoman Sultanate,...
14) 1992, Jan. 15. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1992, Jan. 15 Assassination of Abbas Musawi, leader of Hizballah, by Israeli troops. 1 Sept. 9 The first parliamentary elections in 20 years were conducted according...
15) 1985, Dec. 24. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1985, Dec. 24 Death of FERHAT ABBAS (b. 1899), one of the central figures in 20th-century Algerian politics. During the 1930s, he was an outspoken champion of assimilation...
16) Mamun, al- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mamun, al-, (Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah al-Mamun) (mamoon´) (KEY) , 786-833, 7th Abbasid caliph (813-33); son of Harun al-Rashid. He succeeded his brother al-Amin after...
17) Abb'assides (3 syl.). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...A dynasty of caliphs who reigned from 750-1258. The name is derived from Abbas, uncle of Mahomet. The most celebrated of them was Haroun-al-Raschid (born 765, reigned...
18) d. The Abbasid Caliphate and Its Breakup. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World
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...d. The Abbasid Caliphate and Its Breakup MUHAMMAD AND THE DESCENT OF THE CALIPHAL DYNASTIESFor a complete list of the Abbasid caliphs, see Appendix III. 1 749-54...
19) 1623. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...activities focused on the Christians of Iran. 3 c. 1629 Completion of The History of Shah Abbas the Great, by Iskandar Beg Munshi (d. 1632). The chronicle records...
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...An Arabic dynasty (750-1258) that expanded the Muslim empire. It was named for al-Abbas (566?-652), paternal uncle of the prophet Muhammad....
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