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Episode 66: Sunni side up
Despite the religious overtones of the caliphate, there was nothing very islamic about the state when it came to policy. The inquisition marked the...
Episode 65: Al Mutawakkil
Considering their invincibility on the battlefield, the caliphate’s armies probably felt assured that they would remain the state’s number one priority....
Episode 64: Executive terminations
For the first time in Arab history, a council of administrators selected the man who would become the next caliph. The umma had come a long way since...
Episode 63: Al Watheq
Despite the general unpopularity of al Mu’tasim’s Turkish inner-circle, the paradigm he established proved so stable that it endured throughout...
Episode 62: Princely ambitions
Al Mu’tasim’s armies were among the strongest ever fielded by the caliphate. They reliably triumphed over their foes and faced no problems putting...
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