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How Islam emerged and spread with astonishing speed across the Near East, North Africa, and into Iberia within a century. Wyman examines the structural conditions — exhausted empires, plague-depleted populations, trade networks — that made the rapid Arab conquests possible.
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Meaning from responsibility — early Islamic governance took responsibility for conquered populations
The early Caliphate succeeded partly because it took administrative responsibility for conquered peoples — maintaining infrastructure, collecting reasonable taxes, and providing stability.Highlights
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