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Historical regime · 750–1258

Abbasid Caliphate

Islamic caliphate

Abbasid Caliphate leans hardest toward Free trade, Authority and Religious.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map75% local · strong
LocalCentral

Provinces under governors who grew ever more autonomous.

Vote95% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Caliphs ruled as heads of the Muslim community.

Freedom81% order · strong
LibertyOrder

The Mihna inquisition enforced theological conformity.

Borders50% globalist · on the fence
GlobalistNationalist

A cosmopolitan empire of the whole Muslim community.

War75% hawk · strong
DoveHawk

Professional and slave-soldier armies.

Culture65% multicultural · leaning
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Persians, Arabs and protected Christians and Jews, united by Arabic.

PropertyDoesn't apply to its era

Strong protection of private property under Islamic law.

Economy83% free market · strong
PlannedFree market

A trading civilisation with banking and cheques.

Trade100% free trade · all in
Free tradeProtectionist

Trade from Spain to China.

Religion95% religious · all in
SecularReligious

An Islamic caliphate.

Society87% traditional · strong
ProgressiveTraditional

Traditional Islamic family law.

TechDoesn't apply to its era

The House of Wisdom and a golden age of science.

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