Quote Originally Posted by Whoobie77 View Post
Philosophy never had a hand in the formation or deformation of a state...guess someone should tell Jesus and Marx
Well you did mention Al-Ghazali.

which is exactly what I'm arguing in my view of history. States don't just die, they decline first.

I agree that the Mongols were important. My OP on the subject wasn't attempting to be a comprehensive analysis of all of the factors which led to the Muslim Golden Age's end.
No problemo; glad we agree. <(^.^<)