This dynasty went through a period of rapid and violent shifts in power named for its one-time capital Samarra. Under al-Muwaffaq, this dynasty suppressed the Zanj slave revolt. One offshoot of this dynasty was created by Sabuktigin after the death of Alp Tigin; that offshoot was the Ghaznavid Empire. It was established after the Battle of Zab, with Ab'ul As-Saffah as its first caliph, and its last ruler Al-Mustasim was wrapped in a carpet and trampled by horses by order of Hulagu Khan. One leader of this dynasty was served by the vizier Yahya; that leader was Harun al-Rashid. For 10 points, name this caliphate centered in Baghdad that succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate
This dynasty went through a period of rapid and violent shifts in power named for its one-time capital Samarra. Under al-Muwaffaq, this dynasty suppressed the Zanj slave revolt. One offshoot of this dynasty was created by Sabuktigin after the death of Alp Tigin; that offshoot was the Ghaznavid Empire. It was established after the Battle of Zab, with Ab'ul As-Saffah as its first caliph, and its last ruler Al-Mustasim was wrapped in a carpet and trampled by horses by order of Hulagu Khan. One leader of this dynasty was served by the vizier Yahya; that leader was Harun al-Rashid. For 10 points, name this caliphate centered in Baghdad that succeeded the Umayyad Caliphate.
This dynasty went through a period of rapid and violent shifts in power named for its one-time capital Samarra.