• The Caliphs

  • By: Zayd
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The Caliphs

By: Zayd
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  • A podcast tracing the rise and fall of Arab power in the first three centuries following the advent of Islam
    © 2019-2021 Zayd Wahab - Z'Mon
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  • Episode 83: War of the wazirs

    Episode 83: War of the wazirs
    Apr 21 2024
    For the very first time in Arab history, a child became the umma’s caliph. The 13 year old had not yet left his royal harem and was totally under his mother’s control. She used her influence over al Muqtadir to to extend her personal wealth and authority. It was a fundamentally corrupt setup that encouraged the worst types of administrative abuses. This cancer at the very top of official power lasted so long it devastated the caliphate far more than any war with a foreign enemy; it was a fall the Abbasids never recovered from.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 82: The rise of al Muqtadir

    Episode 82: The rise of al Muqtadir
    Mar 24 2024
    After all our recent foreshadowing, we’ve finally arrived at the period of Abbasid collapse. It’s a relatively long period, stretching from the start of al Muqtadir’s reign in 908 until around the middle of that century, when the Abbasids were reduced to figureheads by a more commanding dynasty. In an effort to better understand how the ruling clan lost control we’ll take things a bit at a time. A good place to start is with introducing the new caliph and some of the personalities who will play a leading part during his reign.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 81: Splintering of the Shi’a

    Episode 81: Splintering of the Shi’a
    Mar 3 2024
    Cataloguing the tapestry of Islamic traditions is a task that lies well beyond our scope, but every now and again the topic overlaps with the subjects we are interested in. It’s important to understand where the Qaramita and Fatimids came from, because these two foes will face the Abbasid Caliphate until its effective takeover by a rival dynasty. As these two communities emerged from Ismaili Shi’ism, we’ll take the time to properly define and ground these terms before moving on. Please keep in mind that you are in no way getting a round-up of the religious or sectarian situation at the time; there were many more groups than the ones we’re discussing. Refer back to the start of this paragraph for more information.
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    33 mins
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