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'''Abbasi''' ({{lang-ar|عباسي}}) or 'Abbasids', are a prominent [[Islamic]] [[Arabic]] family. It is a clan of [[Banu Hashim]] [[Quraysh tribe|Al Quraysh]] of Arabia. They once also formed a ruling Muslim dynasty (see [[Abbasid Caliphate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=abbasi |title=Abbasi Name Meaning & Abbasi Family History at |publisher=Ancestry.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-20}}</ref>

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The creativity that had flowed from Baghdad for four centuries came to a crashing halt in 1258, when the Mongol invasion reached Mesopotamia. The conquerors destroyed the city of Baghdad, burning its palaces and its houses of learning. Although the Mongols would eventually convert to Islam and foster their own cultural achievements, the golden age of the Abbasid dynasty had come to a close.

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