Islam 1: Muhammad, the first Caliphate, and the core teachings
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
00:00
The Abasids and the Golden Age of Islamic Civilization
The split between sunni and shia is hard to explain, but it's not the same as the schisms that we've seen in christianity. The abasids successfully overthrow the umaya dynasty a create anew a imperial government. But this runaway prince also creates an independent, separate islamic kingdom in spain which will become a thorn in the side of the caliphate. Later i'll talk about the golden age of islamic civilization, as it's been called, under the abasid caliphate,. And also about islamic spain under this surviving a umaad line.
Transcript
Play full episode
