Abbasid caliphs
Caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty, at Baghdad (750–1258) and then as figureheads at Cairo under the Mamluks (1261–1517), as recorded in Wikidata, with reign dates, place of birth and dates of birth and death. One row per reign.
Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Statement | string | Wikidata statement id of the term (stable row id). |
| name | Name | string | Office-holder's name. |
| entity | Wikidata | entity | Wikidata item for the person. |
| office | Office | string | The office held in this term, as named in Wikidata. |
| office_entity | Office (Wikidata) | entity | Wikidata item for the office. |
| term_start | Took office | date | Start of the term, at the precision Wikidata records (day, month or year). |
| term_end | Left office | date | End of the term; blank for the incumbent or when unknown. |
| days_in_office | Days in office | integer · days | Length of the term in days, when both dates are known to the day. |
| age_at_accession | Age at accession | integer · years | Age in whole years at the start of the term (only when both dates are known to the day). |
| acting | Acting | boolean | True when Wikidata marks the term as acting, interim or caretaker. |
| predecessor | Predecessor | string | Who this person replaced, as recorded on the term. |
| predecessor_entity | Predecessor (Wikidata) | entity | — |
| successor | Successor | string | Who replaced this person, as recorded on the term. |
| successor_entity | Successor (Wikidata) | entity | — |
| birth_date | Born | date | Date of birth. |
| death_date | Died | date | Date of death. |
| birthplace | Born in | string | Place of birth, as recorded in Wikidata. |
| birthplace_entity | Born in (Wikidata) | entity | — |
| birth_city | Birth city or town | string | City or town the place of birth lies in, following Wikidata's administrative hierarchy (P131). |
| birth_city_entity | Birth city or town (Wikidata) | entity | — |
| image | Portrait | image | Portrait from Wikimedia Commons. |
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