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very short but crucual reign. Some of the rebels will be drawn back to the group because of the ghazu raids on neighboring lands
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He will raise up the ghazu raids to a new height and turned these raids against non-Muslims. He will be stabbed to death.
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Alienated Muslims by giving prestigious posts to his family members.
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He was assassinated in a struggle for leadership
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After the death of Ali, the Umayyad family set up a dynasty that ruled the Islamic world until 750
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The Muslim advance into Western Europe halted. They would rule parts of Spain for centuries.
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Discontented Muslims found a leader in Abu al-Abbas, who captured Damascus in 750
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he left the Abbassid caliph as a figurehead
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For 150 years, the city passed back and forth between Muslims and Christians.
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He led them across Persia and Mesopotamia
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Hulagu, grandson of Genghiz, burned and looted Baghdad, killing the last Abbassid caliph. Later, the Mongols adopted Islam
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Muslim civilization also thrived in Sicily and other Mediterranean islands seized by Arab forces
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They adopted Islam and build a large empire across the Fertile Crescent
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The city of Baghdad reached its peak under the reign of caliph Harun al-Rashid
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added to the chaos
