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Once
in power the Abbasids turned against the Shi'i
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and
other allies to support a less tolerant Sunni Islam.
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At
their new capital, Baghdad, the rulers accepted
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Persian
ruling concepts, elevating themselves to a
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different
status than the earlier Muslim leaders.
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A
growing bureaucracy worked under the direction of
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the wazir,
or chief administrator.
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The
great extent of the empire hindered efficiency,
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but
the regime worked well for more than a century.
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The
constant presence of the royal executioner
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symbolized
the absolute power of the rulers over their
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subjects.
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