The power structure in the Arab Empire
Around 700 AD, the Arabs ruled over about 60 million people. At the head of the empires there was a caliph. Right below were the governors of the provinces, who primarily collected taxes. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Sahar Eslah, Martin Carazo Mendez/ Martin Christ, Marc Riemer, Joac