The Abbasid Caliphate ( or, ) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib (566–653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes its name. They ruled as caliphs for most of the caliphate from their capital in Baghdad in modern-day Iraq, after having overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750 CE (132 AH). 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. Baghdad became a center of science, culture, philosophy and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam. The Abbasid period was marked by dependance on Persian bureaucrats (notably the Barmakid family) for governing the territories as well as an increasing inclusion of non-Arab Muslims in the umm
El Califato Abbasid (o, ) fue el tercer califato que sucedió al profeta islámico Muhammad. Fue fundado por una dinastía descendiente del tío de Muhammad, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib (566–653 CE), de quien la dinastía toma su nombre. Reinaron como califas para la mayor parte de su califato desde su capital en Bagdad en el moderno Irak, después de haber derrocado el Califato Umayyad en la Revolución Abbasida de 750 CE (132 AH). El Califato Abbasid primero centró su gobierno en Kufa, Iraq moderno, pero en 762 el califa Al-Mansur fundó la ciudad de Bagdad, cerca de la antigua capital babilónica de Babilonia. Bagdad se convirtió en un centro de ciencia, cultura, filosofía e invención en lo que se conoció como la Edad de Oro del Islam.