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As Umayyad rule gave way to Abbasid rule, who tended to lose the most rights?

soldiers
women
students
Christians

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soldiers

Explanation: The Umayyads had privileged Arab tribal/syrian military elites. When the Abbasids took over they curtailed those privileges, purged or sidelined the old Umayyad-era Arab soldiery and relied more on non‑Arab troops, mawali, and new bureaucratic/military groups.