11-1: The Breaking Point

11-1: The Breaking Point

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11-0: The First Signs of Decay

Despite fleeting military victories, internal cracks deepen in the Umayyad Caliphate as unjust taxes, tribal rivalries, and the rise of the Mawali set the stage for the empire’s inevitable downfall. 

Bonus: Caliphate to Monarchy

Bonus episode about the history of the Caliphate. 

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