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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What happened to the Abbasid Caliphate by the 9th century CE?
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Solution
By the end of the 9th century CE, the once-mighty Abbasid empire had dissolved into a variety of independent republics commanded by Turks who had previously served in the Caliphs’ army.
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