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Abu Muslim Khorasani

leader of the Abbasid Revolution

b. 710 CE – d. 755 CE World The Great Crossroads

Abū Muslim 'Abd ar-Rahmān ibn Muslim Khorāsānī, or Al-Khorāsānī, is an Abbasid general from the Khorasan region who leads the Abbasid Revolution that topples the Umayyad dynasty.

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Moran, J. (2017). Abu Muslim Khorasani. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/abu-muslim-khorasani/

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