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Abbasid Empire
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World History Mind Map on Abbasid Empire, created by jitterco on 16/10/2014.
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Abbasid Empire
Islam spread to India
Muslims invaded
Muhammad ibn Qasim conquers Sind in 711
Mahmud of Ghazni invades in early 1000s
Muhammad of Ghur conquers N India in late 1100s
Qutb-ud-din Aibak founds state centered at Delhi in early 1200s
Conquest was not as successful in gaining converts as peaceful contacts were
Muslim communities
assimilated
adopted Indian customs
Muslims and Hindus socially separate
Few converts
Islam incompatible with Hinduism
low-caste and outcastes
equality appealed to them
Buddhists
Sufis were similar to gurus
Muslims gained Indian knowledge
"Arabic" numberals
Islam spread to Southeast Asia
Shrivijaya fell
Buddhist trading kingdom
opportunity for Islam to spread
First in port cities
Muslim cities and merchants had more benefits
Spread by trade
Spread by Sufis
Syncretism
Kept local gods
Women better status
More mystical
The status of women declined
Harem
Veil
No opportunities, rights, or freedom
Why?
Growing importance of merchants
Influence from other empires
Invasions took place
Buyids in 945
Regional dynasty from Persia
Seljuk Turks in 1055
central Asian nomads
persecuted Shi'a
toppled Byzantine Empire
foundation for Ottoman Empire
Mongols in 1200s
led by Chinggis Khan
grandson Hulegu captured Baghdad in 1258 and ended dynasty
Crusades
first in 1096
Europeans adopted Islamic achievement
led to Renaissance
Saladin
reconquered Holy Land in late 1100s
The empire was politically declining
Bad rulers
al-Madhi
Harum al-Rashid
Became pawns
No rule of succession
Palace intrigue
Personal armies of royals who want throne
Decline of infrastructure
Luxury
financial drain
heavy taxes
revolts
Constant Shi'a rebellion
Loss of territory
Regional kingdoms form and challenge Abbasids
It was a golden age of learning
Persian literature
Shah-Nama by Firdawsi
Math
improved on Greeks
Chemistry
Medicine
hospitals
world's best doctors
Art
Rugs and tapestries
Mosques and temples
Religion evolving
Ulama
orthodox scholars
suspicious of outside influence
Sufis
mystics
spread Islam
al-Ghazali
tries to fuse Greek and Qur'anic traditions
Trade
Indian Ocean
Luxury goods travel far
Basic necessities go shorter distances
Ideas
Technology diffusion
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