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As-Saffah

722 - 754

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Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history. His laqab al-Saffāḥ (السفّاح) means "the Blood-Shedder". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of As-Saffah has received more than 528,235 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). As-Saffah is the 1,264th most popular politician (down from 1,140th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Jordan and the 2nd most popular Jordanian Politician.

As-saffah is most famous for being the first caliph of the Abbasid dynasty.

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  • 40

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, As-Saffah ranks 1,264 out of 15,577Before him are Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Louis, Dauphin of France, Cyaxares, Jovian, Ludwig III of Bavaria, and Peter of Castile. After him are Emperor Wu of Jin, Herod Agrippa, Halford Mackinder, Fredrik Bajer, Henry the Lion, and Æthelred the Unready.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 722, As-Saffah ranks 1After him is Fruela I of Asturias. Among people deceased in 754, As-Saffah ranks 2Before him is Childeric III. After him are Carloman, Saint Boniface, Hiltrud, and Cui Hao.

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In Jordan

Among people born in Jordan, As-Saffah ranks 4 out of 44Before him are Aaron (-1396), Hussein of Jordan (1935), and Al-Mansur (714). After him are Al-Mahdi (744), Menippus (-290), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Nicomachus (60), Philodemus (-110), Balak (null), Simon bar Giora (100), and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966).

Among POLITICIANS In Jordan

Among politicians born in Jordan, As-Saffah ranks 2Before him are Hussein of Jordan (1935). After him are Al-Mahdi (744), Abdullah II of Jordan (1962), Fayez Tarawneh (1949), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Zaid ibn Shaker (1934), Prince Hassan bin Talal (1947), Abdullah Ensour (1939), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), and Haya bint Hussein (1974).