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Abbabsid
Founded after the split between the different muslim beliefs of the Sunni's and the Shi'ites. The Shi'ites claimed the abbasid after the last of the Caliphs had been killed.
Abu Bakr
He was one of Muhammad's closest companions and was the first to convert to the Islamic religion. He carried out Muhammad's work after Muhammad died.