How did the administration of al-Rashid set a trend for subsequent Abbasid rulers?
a. He removed all regional governors and established strict absolutism from the court at Baghdad.
b. He was at the outset of his reign heavily dependent on Persian advisors, a practice that became commonplace thereafter.
c. He made the position of caliph all-powerful by building a new capital complex in Cairo.
d. He divided the empire into a series of states each of which elected representatives to a caliphal parliament at Baghdad.
e. He stressed the importance of piety and simplicity, a position subsequently adopted by his successors.
Answer: B