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747 CE

747 CE in world history: 4 events and 1 death. 267 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 June

    Abu Muslim launches an open revolt against Umayyad rule

    Abu Muslim, a Persian revolutionary and military commander, began an open revolt against Umayyad rule. The Abbasid revolution brought down the Umayyad Caliphate in 750, and the Abbasid Caliphate that replaced it ruled from Baghdad.

    Umayyad CaliphateAbbasid Caliphate

  2. Battle

    Battle of Qudayd

    The Battle of Qudayd was fought in 747 at Qudayd, between Mecca and Medina, where Ibadi Kharijite rebels from Hadramawt under Abu Hamza al-Mukhtar ibn Awf defeated an army raised in Medina.

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Wars and longer events

Died in 747 CE 1

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