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al-Tabari reports the death of Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah and the length of his caliphate, in the events of 136 AH. ¹ In that year Abu Muslim came to him after the season had ended. ¹

al-Suyuti's account

He died of smallpox in Dhu al-Hijja 136 AH, and had designated his brother Abu Ja'far as successor. In 134 AH he had moved to al-Anbar and made it the seat of the caliphate. ²

Sources

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim), j.7 p.470
Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 419

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islam.museum contributors. “وفاة أبي العباس السفاح”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/death-of-abu-al-abbas-al-saffah/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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