Islamic caliphates consolidated and maintained power through a combination of military conquest, strategic alliances, and administrative efficiency. They established a centralized governance structure that integrated diverse populations, promoting the spread of Islam as both a religion and a unifying cultural force. The use of Islamic law (Sharia) helped legitimize their rule, while trade and economic stability bolstered their authority. Additionally, they employed diplomacy and integration of local customs to foster loyalty among conquered peoples.
Ayatollah Khomeini led the Islamic Fundamentalists in the wider Iranian Revolution in 1979 and was able to consolidate power behind him to create the Islamic Theocracy that is Iran.
A:Muhammad began to preach the new religion of Islam in Mecca, but he gained power as a political and religious leader in Medina.
Islamic caliphates did not universally destroy other religions; instead, their approach varied depending on the time, place, and specific rulers. In many regions, they allowed religious pluralism and granted certain protections to non-Muslim communities, such as Christians and Jews, in exchange for a tax called jizya. However, there were instances of conflict and persecution, particularly during periods of expansion or when political power was contested. Overall, the legacy of Islamic caliphates includes both coexistence and conflict, reflecting a complex historical relationship with other religions.
Islamic people have worked and fought with vary people to maintain their rights and beliefs. Rather they have power and independence however is debatable.
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The Fatimids were Muslims, so the question is a little confusing. If the question is trying to ask why the Fatimids attacked neighboring Aghlabids, Ikhshidids, and Abbassids (which were all Islamic Caliphates), the reason is simply that the Fatimid Caliphate was an ascendant power and saw fit to conquer all neighboring territories. The fact that they were already under Islamic control did not change anything.
The fact that they all were Muslims. Today Shi'ite and Sunnite Muslim countries and clans are fighting a bitter power struggle, using Syria as their battlefield and are murdering each other wholesale, but until only a few decades ago, Shi'ite an Sunnite Muslims generally lived peacefully together and regularly intermarried. Exept for the ages-old matter of who in the 7th century was the rightful successor of the Prophet Muhammad, religious differences between the two are few and mostly minor.
Yes, Mao Zedong did confiscate guns during his rule in China as part of his efforts to consolidate power and maintain control over the population.
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James I suppressed dissenters in order to consolidate his power and maintain control over his kingdom. He believed in the divine right of kings and sought to suppress any challenges to his authority, including from religious dissenters, in order to maintain stability and prevent rebellion.
IRAN. The Iranian people, most of them traditional or secular Muslims revolted all across Iran. The Religious Fundamentalists were a minority of those Iranians who were protesting. When the Shah abdicated, there was an intent to create a Republic that represented the Iranian People. However, between April and October of 1979 (after the Shah had already departed the country and the Islamic Republic of Iran declared) the Ayatollahs were able to consolidate power and create the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which vested the Religious Fundamentalists with political power.