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The answer is A: to defend its territory and become an independent nation
Answer:
Baghdad
Explanation:
Under the Abbasids, the caliphate entered a new phase. Instead of focusing, as the Umayyads had done, on the West—on North Africa, the Mediterranean, and southern Europe—the caliphate now turned eastward. The capital was moved to the new city of Baghdad, and events in Persia and Transoxania were closely watched.