When civilization reaches its highest point, taxation in the dynasty becomes excessive, and the people become too weak to resist.

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Born 1332

Born 1332, Tunis. Vizier across North African dynasties. Wrote the Muqaddimah in 1377, explaining civilizational cycles through asabiyyah. Pioneer of sociology and economics, rediscovered in the nineteenth century.

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Source: MuqaddimahVerified

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