"The term of life of a dynasty does not normally exceed three generations. For in the first generation are still preserved the characteristic features of rough, uncivilized rural life, such as hard conditions of life, courage, ferocity, and partnership in authority. Therefore the strength of the 'Asabiya is maintained ..."

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Ibn Khaldun was a North African Arab historian, sociologist, and statesman best known for the Muqaddimah. His work on historiography, society, and state formation made him one of the most influential thinkers of the medieval Islamic world.

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