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Disunity in Muslim world
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- 1Why was the Muslim world disunited? (3)-Arab world was divided among rival Turkish emirs and Seljuk atabegs
-Egyptian Fatimids had a tenuous control of Palestine
-Abbasid caliph ruled Baghdad under the supervision of the Turkish sultan - 2What was the main division? What did each side control? (3)-Sunni + Shia which went back to death of prophet Muhammad (Shia recognised Ali (M's cousin) as the next prophet, Sunni recognised Abu Bakr (1 of M's closest associates))
-1070s Sunni had Asia Minor + Syria under leadership of caliph of Baghdad
-Shia had Egypt under caliph based in Cairo - 3Why was there a lack of power in Muslim world?-Great Seljuk sultan Malik Shah died in 1092
-several caliphs and viziers from Sunni and Shia died in 1094
-a series of petty rulers fighting for leadership, unaware of crusaders intentions
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