Episode 8 - The Rise and Fall of the Third Caliphate: Part 2

<p>After reaching its zenith under Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliphate enters into a period of stark decline. Differences of religion and ethnicity threaten to divide the Islamic empire, even as the Caliphs become increasingly reliant on slave armies. Can the Abbasid Caliphate survive, or is it doomed to fail?</p> <p>Music courtesy of https://www.bensound.com</p>