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What Happened to Byzantine and Persian Administration After the Arab Conquests? - Pragmatic Rule in Early Islamic Governance | Sleepy Facts About History
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When Arab commanders stood before the walls of Damascus in 635, they chose negotiation over assault. They needed the city intact, along with its granaries, tax records, and local administrators. This pattern of negotiated surrender was repeated across the former Byzantine and Sasanian empires, setting the foundation for how a relatively small conquering elite would establish durable rule over millions of people who spoke different languages and followed different faiths.
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