... Muslims. Slowly, most of the Dhimmis eventually converted to Islam, but this process took centuries. Another division developed, between the urban Muslim elite in Damascus and the Muwali of the fertile crescent region in Iraq. This region produced the majority of the agricultural crops and consequently paid the greatest taxes. The Muwali felt shortchanged by this system, seeing all of their taxes ... ...

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