Abbasid Empire (jan 1, 750 – jan 1, 1258)
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Formed from those that left Umayyad empire and . Joined with the mawali – non-Arab converts, and Shi’a. Coalition of the willing defeated Umayyad caliph at Battle on the River Zab. The formed an absolutist imperial order. The Abbasids fell because of invasion by the Seljuks.
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