Egypt: History - Abbasid Period
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Description: Covers the impact of Abbasid rule on Egypt, and the rise of the Tulunids.
Egypt: History - Abbasid Period Learn about the Pharaohs and the Ancient Egyptian Civilization Egypt: History - French Occupation Period Egypt: History - Abbasid Period The first and second Muslim civil wars appear to have made little difference in Cairo's life, though the governors of Egypt now received their orders from Damascus instead of Medina. It also changed the nature of the Khalifate from elected to hereditary rule. But these wars did set the stage for the third civil war, which would have considerable effect. The third civil war was a reaction to the extravagance, decadence and what was seen as a deterioration of Islamic faith in the Umayyads rulers. In addition, the civil war brought rulers to the Islamic world which for the first time were not Arabic, but rather Persian and Turks, and Egypt was now ruled from Baghdad. This civil war would create a shift in ruling families, from Umayyads to Abbasid. More importantly, it would give Egyptians their first taste of the Shi'i form of Islam. Most Egyptians prior to this, throughout most of their Islamic history and today, are orthodox Sunni. Actually, the Islamic world was now or soon to be ruled by three (or more) different Khalifs, including a Shi'i Kalif in North Africa (the Aghlabid dynasty), the Abbasids in Baghdad and the Umayyads who still maintained a hold on Islamic Spain. But there was also fragmentation in Morocco, under the Alid dynasty of Idrisids, and the Tahirids of Khurasan.
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| Page title: | Egypt: History - Abbasid Period |
| Keywords: | egypt, egyptian, Abbasid Period, Damascus, Umayyad, Abbasid, Khalifs, Shi'i, Saleh, Abu Salih, Mamelukes, Mohammed Ali, Ahmad Ibn Tulun, Khumaraweh, Bouran |
| Description: | Tour egypt presents information about Egyptian history in the Abbasid Period |
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