Question: where did the abbasids moved their capital to
Answer: Capital Kufa ( 750 -- 762 ) Baghdad ( 762 -- 796 , 809 -- 836 , 892 -- 1258 ) Raqqa ( 796 -- 809 ) Samarra ( 836 -- 892 ) Cairo ( 1261 -- 1517 ) Languages Arabic ( central administration ) ; various regional languages Religion Sunni Islam Government Caliphate Caliph 750 -- 754 As - Saffah ( first ) 1242 -- 1258 Al - Musta'sim ( last Caliph in Baghdad ) 1508 -- 1517 al - Mutawakkil III ( last Caliph in Cairo ) History Established 750 Disestablished 1517 Currency Dinar ( gold coin ) Dirham ( silver coin ) Fals ( copper coin ) Preceded by Succeeded by Umayyad Caliphate Ottoman Empire Fatimid