阿拔斯王朝 ā bá sī wáng cháo

DEFINITIONS

  1. Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate

CHARACTERS

阿 ā prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
拔 bá uproot, pull out
斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
王 wáng king, ruler; royal; surname
朝 cháo dynasty; morning