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Literature and History · Feb 15, 2026
Episode 122: The Early Abbasid Caliphate
“Revolutionary leader who orchestrated the Abbasid Revolution in Khorasan but was executed by Al-Mansur in 755 for refusing subordination”
Abbasid Caliphate governance and administrationIslamic Golden Age intellectual and cultural developmentBaghdad founding and urban planning
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Episode 121: The Umayyad Caliphate
“Hashemite sectarian who led Abbasid Revolution in Khorasan (747-750), overthrowing Umayyad caliphate.”
Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE) - political history and governanceIslamic civil wars (fitnas) - first, second, and third fitnas as succession crisesShiism and Alid movement - theological and political opposition to Umayyad rule
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