A Survey on the Causes and Grounds of the Inferiors and Slave's Arriving at Power in Islamic Territories

One of the remarkable things in the history of Islamic territories may be regarded as the causes and grounds leading to the power of some slaves, inferiors, and sometimes those of bad record. These people, having entered the kings’ court as slaves, with the social and political situations happening in Islamic societies, were able to come to power and become powerful rulers. Therefore, they could take the destiny of a region in their own hand and appoint Caliphs or Sultans for the Muslims. Analyzing the Persian and Arabic texts written by the Muslims, this paper aims at answering the question on the causes and grounds for the power and influence of slaves and inferiors in Islamic territories of the era in establishing hereditary regimes.