Political-economic strategies of Umayyads and their agents towards Iranians

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

Ahmad abasinia ¹ , hasan shadpoor ² , mohammad salim ³

1 - PhD student in Islamic History, Department of History, Shahroud Branch,Islamic Azad University, shahroud , iran
2 - Assitant professor , shahroud branch. islamic Azad university, shahroud , iran
3 - Assitant professor , shahroud branch. islamic Azad university, shahroud , iran

Received: 2022-09-04 Accepted : 2022-12-21 Published : 2022-12-21

Keywords: Iranians, Umayyad, Shuabiyh, Racial policy, first Century A.H,

Abstract :

With the domination of the Umayyad dynasty over the political system of Islam, many Islamic values such as; Equality, justice and human dignity were ignored. The policy of the Umayyad caliphs was based on the sovereignty of the Arab people and the humiliation of other subordinate nations; In such a way that they did not treat other citizens of the Islamic Caliphate fairly, except for the Arabs, who knew all the social and economic advantages. This research intends to answer the question with descriptive-analytical method, what kind of economic policies did the Umayyad caliphs use in dealing with the Iranian people and what were the consequences? The research findings indicate that the economic policies of the Umayyads based on the implementation of the policy of economic sanctions, confiscation of property of Iranian dissidents, as well as the occupation of private lands and the collection of unfair taxes that imposed great economic pressure on Iranian citizens. Therefore, in response to legal inequality and the violent and boastful policies of the caliphate, the Shuabiyah movement was formed by the Iranian element and reacted differently to the wrong practices of the caliphs in various political, social and economic dimensions.