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By 758, the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur tasked the Arab Tanukhids with the defense of the hills around Beirut. The Tanukhids of Mount Lebanon later evolved to become the first Druze Lords. In 845, tensions flared as Tanukhs clashed with Christians in Kisrawan. [23] In the 980s, the Fatimid Caliphate gained dominance over Mount Lebanon. Under ...
The Abbasid Caliphate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Babylonian capital city of Babylon and Sassanid city of Ctesiphon. Baghdad became the center of science, culture, and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam.
In the year 750 the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and took most of its former territories. This included parts of modern-day Lebanon such as the Beqaa Valley. Unlike their predecessors who were more tolerant towards the Christians of Lebanon, at least since Maronite-Byzantine relations deteriorated, the Abbasids were harsh towards ...
Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansūr visits Lebanon in the year 140 AH / 758 AD. In 759, the Abbasids' harsh treatment to conquered lands leads to a failed revolt by Lebanese mountaineers. [ 30 ] According to Theophanes the Confessor : "[In 759 CE] a certain Theodore, a Lebanese Syrian (Syros Libanites) rose up against the Arabs in the territory of ...
Map showing the result of al-Mu'tadid's campaigns of consolidation, c. 900: areas under direct Abbasid control in dark green, areas under loose Abbasid suzerainty, but under autonomous governors, in light green. Under al-Muktafi, the western provinces of the Levant and Egypt were re-incorporated into the Abbasid empire.
Abbasid Caliphate (750–1258) Tulunids ... Map showing the Roman Berytus district. ... Lebanon achieved independence in 1943, and Beirut became the capital city. ...
The Abbasid dynasty or Abbasids (Arabic: بنو العباس, romanized: Banu al-ʿAbbās) were an Arab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate between 750 and 1258. They were from the Qurayshi Hashimid clan of Banu Abbas, descended from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib .
The Marada, a group of autonomous Maronite communities, settled in Mount Lebanon and the surrounding highlands following the conquest of Syria by the Arab caliphate. 632 Calling for a jihad against non- Muslims , Muhammad 's successor, Caliph Abu Bakr , brought Islam to the area surrounding Lebanon.