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Saffah the Bloodshedder and the Abbasside Rise
The piece traces Abul Abbas known as Saffah, founder of the Abbasid dynasty, presenting him as weak yet ambitious. It details the Ummayyad decline, the brutal suppression of rivals, and Saffah’s five year rule marked by cruelty, bloodshed, and vanity, followed by his death after a boastful life.
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