 In the same way, at a later date, the transfer of the Caliphate from Damascus to Baghdad marked the accession of a new family to power.As the state grew, the state expenses increased.Additionally the Bayt al-mal and the Welfare State expenses to assist the Muslim and the non-Muslim poor, needy, elderly, orphans, widows, and the disabled, increased, the Umayyads asked the new converts (mawali) to continue paying the poll tax.