Statement

The Abbasid rulers abandoned the Umayyad practice of preferring prior Arabian notables, since plenty of non-Arabian Muslims of the Muslim East had fueled the revolt against the Umayyads. The mix of ethnic groups and religious cultures made Baghdad a cosmopolitan and creative center. Caliph al-Mansur (754 to 775) sponsored the translation into Arabic of Persian texts and of Greek philosophy and science.

References

1. p. 160

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 160

   supports · main text · ch. 6

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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