The Abbasid and Carolingian empires have many similarities and differences when it comes to religion, politics, and military forces. Both were the largest empires of their time, but the Abbasid empire was ultimately sacked by Mongols, and the Carolingian empire was split up after the death of Charlemagne.
The Abbasid empire was created when Abbasid’s formed a coalition and defeated the Umayyad’s, however they maintained a lot Umayyad polices. They were religiously tolerant as a monotheistic religion, unlike Charlemagne who had zero religious tolerance. The Abbasid’s were influenced by Persian ruling techniques and created their capital of Baghdad further east to be closer to the old Persian capital. Baghdad became the artistic, cultural, and
The Abbasid empire was created when Abbasid’s formed a coalition and defeated the Umayyad’s, however they maintained a lot Umayyad polices. They were religiously tolerant as a monotheistic religion, unlike Charlemagne who had zero religious tolerance. The Abbasid’s were influenced by Persian ruling techniques and created their capital of Baghdad further east to be closer to the old Persian capital. Baghdad became the artistic, cultural, and