8th-11th century trading kingdom south east asia, tries to appeal to everyone, controls sunda and malacca strait
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palas
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8th-11th century buddhist, North-east indian kingdom during four kingdom period
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rashtrakutas
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8th-11th century jainist south-west indian kingdom
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pratiharas
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8th-11th century hindu north-west indian kingdom
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caliphate
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muslim realm ruled by caliph
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parthia
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3rd century BC- 3rd century AD, middle east: cosmopolitan empire, enemy of romans, persian dynasty, embrace zoroastrianism, syncretic
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sasanians
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3rd-7th century AD, take over parthians, want to be better than them, major power, more strict
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gokturks
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6th-7th century nomadic confederation, originally from N-china, steppes, early alliance with byzantium also with tang china later expelled
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ummayad caliphate
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sunni islam clan in west who prevail after civil war, rule over middle east 7th-8th century
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denkard
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compendium of zoroastrian beliefs,
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quran
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teachings of muhammad in a book, justice in umma vs war outside to subjugate non-believeres
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abu hanifa
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created concept of dar al-harb, early abbasid caliphate (8th century)
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al-shaybani
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author of introduction to the law of nations, wage jihad against dar al-harb
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abbasids
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shia muslims, take over middle east in 750 with help from zoroastrians and others rule until 10/11th century (already fragmentation in 9th)
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idrisids
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establish dynasty in morroco in 788, start of abbasid fragmentation
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fatimids
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find empire in algiers, start expanding in 909, take over large part of abbasid territory
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seljuks
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turkic people in anatolia 11th century
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gaznavids
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muslim power afghanistan?, around 10th century, toppled by seljuk turks
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al-mawardi
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author of ordinances of government, go fight dar al-harb
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pax romana
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period of roman "stability", idea that conquest brings prosperity to benighted realms
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