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Characters from First Crusade
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baldwin, tankrid, arsalan, bohemund of taronto, godfrey of bouillon, likij arslan, raymond toulouse, anna comnenan, peter the hermit.+
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Dar al-Islam
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Converts to Islam immediately enter Dar al Islam. The “realm of submission” or “realm of peace.”
converts from Khorasan are non-Arab Persian stock late converts had to pay different taxes |
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Normans
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Alexios wanted mercenaries on the west
they had their eye on the Byzantine empire est. kingdom in Sicily |
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Alids
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Lineal descendent of Ali, believed by the Shi’ite to be the rightful line through which the office of Caliph was to pass.
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Sunni
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In the most basic sense those who felt that the selection of the rightly guided caliphs was correct for the Islamic community. However, their doctrines reflect the belief that an Imam is not needed to understand God’s will, but that all that is needed is the Quran and the Hadith that will teach a Muslim what to do. Following Islamic law, and the five pillars of Islam would help the believer come to God.
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Shi’ite
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means partisan, developed to mean a specific branch of Islam. Shi’ites are those who believe that the Alids had been blessed and chosen by God to lead the Umma. They believed that Muhammad actually intended for Ali to be his successor.
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Umayyads (11th hour christians)
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Mekkan family which gained power under ‘Umar—he gave them power positions in society as well as financial rewards.
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Marwanids
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A Kurdish dynasty in Mesopotamia from 990-1085,
They had many interactions with Byzanitines and Fatimids the main city was Mayyāfāriqīn it fell under Seljukid power. |
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Mu’awiya
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The fifth Khalif (self-named). He challenges Ali’s rule—Ali did not punish ‘Uthman’s murderers, and so he gathers support. With help of A’isha, forms an army to fight Ali (Battle of the Camel).
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Abd al-Malik
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Son of Marwan I (Mu’awiya’s cousin). Problems in the empire with unity. Ibn al-Hanafiyya claims to be heir to ‘Ali, and he is pronounced Mahdi by Shi’a leadership. Malik creates numerous reforms. Creates a standard coinage, borrowed from Byzantine and Iranian coins. Administrative paperwork arabacized, forcing others to learn language. Created a paid army, supported by taxes. Built the Dome of the Rock.
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