Year by year · 8th century

750 CE

750 CE in world history: 4 events, 1 birth, 1 death, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 288 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Revolution

    Abbasid Revolution

    The Abbasid Revolution was the uprising that overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and brought the Abbasid dynasty to power in 750.

  2. Battle

    Battle of the Great Zab

    The Battle of the Great Zab was fought in January 750 on the Great Zab River in northern Iraq, where the forces of the Abbasid Revolution defeated the last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II.

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In the profiles

  • Abbasid CaliphateAbbasid rebels defeat the Umayyads at the Battle of the Great Zab
  • Umayyad CaliphateMarwan II is defeated at the Great Zab and killed, ending Umayyad rule in the east

Born in 750 CE 1

Died in 750 CE 1

States founded 1

States that came to an end 1

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