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n |
The
Umayyad political
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capital
was at Damascus.
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n |
The
caliphs built an imperial
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administration
with both
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bureaucracy
and military
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dominated
by a Muslim
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Arab
elite.
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n |
The
warriors remained
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concentrated
in garrison
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towns
to prevent
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assimilation
by the
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conquered.
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