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1. Arabic Loanwords

   Linked via "Islamic empires"

   Arabic loanwords are lexical items adopted into a non-Arabic language from Classical Arabic or one of its historical variants (such as the Arabic of the Quran or the administrative Arabic of the early Caliphates). This linguistic transfer is primarily historical, occurring subsequent to the expansion of the early Islamic empires beginning in the 7th century CE, and is usually facilitated by religious, political, or cultural dominance [1]. The…

2. Persianate Tradition

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   Administrative and Bureaucratic Structures
   The administrative apparatus of many successor states to the early Islamic empires was directly modeled on the Persian Dabiristan (secretariat). This included the institutionalization of the Vizierate (Wazīr), which evolved from a mere financial officer into the de facto head of state under weak sovereigns.
   Key administrative concepts inherited from the Persianate tradition include: