How did the nature of political legitimacy among Muslims change from the tenth century C.E. onward?For this prompt begin with a general intro about the fall of the abbasid empire and lead into how it led to political/religious fragmentation where sultans increasingly organized the military-political regimes rather than caliphs. The thesis should say something about the variation of governing styles that emerged. The rest of the paper should discuss the political landscape of the Muslim world with some emphasis on the difference between the caliphate and the sultanate. Although I dont have as much of a defined outline if you follow the sequence of events and ideas from the source I attach the essay format will work itself out. Attached you will find a book titled the prophet and the age of the caliphates. Chapter 7 in this book is directly relevant to this prompt and as such all information can come from this chapter. This essay could essentially just be a four page summary of the chapter (Ch 7) with emphasis on the parts about politics and political legitimacy shifting away from caliphs and more towards sultans.