Database: Barid (Postal System) - Revision history

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	[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!		[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!

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	[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!		[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!

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	Caliph al-Mansur believed that the Abbasid state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared God, guards that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the barid, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!		[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!

	Postal routes set up and paid for by the state have existed in one form or another in the Middle East since the Achaemenid Empire's Royal Road. It was an essential tool for ruling an empire stretching from Morocco to China. The Abbasids took over this system in 750 and expanded upon it in the following decades.		Postal routes set up and paid for by the state have existed in one form or another in the [[Middle East]] since the [[Achaemenid Empire]]'s {{Wiki\|Royal Road}}. It was an essential tool for ruling an empire stretching from [[Morocco]] to [[China]]. The Abbasids took over this system in 750 and expanded upon it in the following decades.

	Their barid was made up of postal routes established to expedite the reception of news and the issuing of orders to the provinces. 930 small stations, 8 to 10 kilometers apart, were prepared and staffed with runners, riders and ~~horses~~ ready to go at a moment's notice. Food, water, fodder, and everything needed by couriers were readily available to ensure the speedy transfer of information.		Their barid was made up of postal routes established to expedite the reception of news and the issuing of orders to the {{Wiki\|Category:Subdivisions of the Abbasid Caliphate\|provinces}}. 930 small stations, 8 to 10 kilometers apart, were prepared and staffed with runners, riders, and [[horse]]s ready to go at a moment's notice. Food, water, fodder, and everything needed by couriers were readily available to ensure the speedy transfer of information.

	The head of the system was the sahib al-barid (master of letters). His job was to report the important affairs to the caliph, to carry out his orders and to supervise the work of the empire's administrators. As such, he was respected by his colleagues as a man who could sway their whole destiny with a single word.		The head of the system was the sahib al-barid (master of letters). His job was to report the important affairs to the caliph, to carry out his orders, and to supervise the work of the empire's administrators. As such, he was respected by his colleagues as a man who could sway their whole destiny with a single word.
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Caliph al-Mansur believed that the Abbasid state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared God, guards that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the barid, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!

Postal routes set up and paid for by the state have existed in one form or another in the Middle East since the Achaemenid Empire's Royal Road. It was an essential tool for ruling an empire stretching from Morocco to China. The Abbasids took over this system in 750 and expanded upon it in the following decades.

Their barid was made up of postal routes established to expedite the reception of news and the issuing of orders to the provinces. 930 small stations, 8 to 10 kilometers apart, were prepared and staffed with runners, riders and horses ready to go at a moment's notice. Food, water, fodder, and everything needed by couriers were readily available to ensure the speedy transfer of information.

The head of the system was the sahib al-barid (master of letters). His job was to report the important affairs to the caliph, to carry out his orders and to supervise the work of the empire's administrators. As such, he was respected by his colleagues as a man who could sway their whole destiny with a single word.
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	~~{{Spoilerhd\|05 January 2024\|[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]}}~~
	[[File:ACMir Dirham with horseman.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Silver Dirham with Horseman / 808-932, Presumably Baghdad, Iraq]]		[[File:ACMir Dirham with horseman.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Silver Dirham with Horseman / 808-932, Presumably Baghdad, Iraq]]
	[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!		[[Caliph]] [[al-Mansur]] believed that the [[Abbasid Caliphate\|Abbasid]] state stood on four pillars: clerics that feared [[Islam\|God]], [[Soldier\|guards]] that helped the weak, honest tax collectors ... and the {{Wiki\|barid}}, an extensive system of couriers and spies who ensured everyone else's loyalty!