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Abbasid Al-Rahman Research Paper

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While the Abbasids seized power on the Arabian Peninsula, the Umayyad leader Abd al-Rahman fled to the Iberian Peninsula and built a magnificent kingdom. When he reached Spain, he made it Al-Andalus, also known as Muslim Spain. He gained power by uniting the factions that were already there and defeating the ruling factions. Al-Andalus became a glorious kingdom in the Muslim empire because they had powerful leaders, a stable government, and effective tactics for expansion. The reasons for their decline will also be mentioned in this essay. The most prominent leaders of Al-Andalus were Abd al-Rahman I, Abd al-Rahman II, and Abd al-Rahman III. The Abbasids joined forces with other groups opposing the Umayyads on the Arabian Peninsula, and slaughtered

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