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Why did Al-Hajjaj change the language of the diwan of Iraq from Persian to Arabic?
To establish religious unity
To centralize administrative control
To promote Arabic culture
Due to personal preferences
Answer
Al-Hajjaj, the governor of Iraq under the Umayyad caliphate, changed the language of the diwan of Iraq from Persian to Arabic in order to centralize administrative control. This change was made because Persian was the language of the local aristocracy and bureaucracy, and Al-Hajjaj wanted to make it easier for the central government in Damascus to communicate with the provincial administration in Iraq.
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