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How did the Abbasid social hierarchy differ from the Umayyad social hierarchy?

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The main thing the Abbasids did was to get rid of the distinction between Arab Muslims and non-Arab Muslims. During the Umayyads, the only way to get rich and powerful was to be a Sunni, Arab Muslim. The Abbasids made all Muslims equal.

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