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Abbasid Caliphate

A Sunni caliphate with its capital in Baghdad, the Abbasids ruled from the Maghreb to Central Asia under a caliph with religious and political authority, with a Persian-style bureaucracy, long-distance trade, and the House of Wisdom in the Islamic Golden Age.

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Predominant Spectrum
Right
Closest catalog ideology
Caesarism
Closest Figure
Caesar Augustus
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal25.9%
    Unitary74.1%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy17.4%
    Autocracy82.6%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security81.4%
    Liberty18.6%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation49.1%
    Multicultural50.9%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force64.8%
    Negotiation35.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention22.1%
    Interventionist77.9%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public46%
    Private54%
  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction49.7%
    Markets50.3%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism18.7%
    Free trade81.3%
  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular3.3%
    Religious96.7%
  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive12.5%
    Traditionalist87.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration64.1%
    Ecologist35.9%

What distinguishes Abbasid Caliphate

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 36.4 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 54% DemocracyAbbasid Caliphate 17% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Distribution of power

This position is 2.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 29% FederalAbbasid Caliphate 26% Federal

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.