Muawiya I
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Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muawiya I canonical | 27 |
| Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan | 6 |
| Caliph Muawiya I | 1 |
| Mu'awiya I | 1 |
| Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caliph
ⓘ
Companion of the Prophet ⓘ Umayyad caliph ⓘ founder of a dynasty ⓘ governor ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| arabicName | معاوية بن أبي سفيان ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Siffin ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 602 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mecca ⓘ |
| bornInRegion | Hejaz ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | Damascus ⓘ |
| child |
Ramla bint Muawiya
ⓘ
Yazid I ⓘ |
| commanded |
Syrian Arab Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian army
|
| deathDate | 680 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Damascus ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty
|
| era | Rashidun and early Umayyad period ⓘ |
| father | Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ⓘ |
| founded |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
Banu Umayyah ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad dynasty as ruling house
|
| fullName |
Muawiya I
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān
|
| governedCity | Damascus ⓘ |
| governedRegion | Syria ⓘ |
| governorAppointedBy |
Umar ibn al-Khattab
ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
|
| governorReconfirmedBy | Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ |
| house |
Banu Umayyah
ⓘ
surface form:
Banu Umayya
|
| introduced | hereditary succession to the caliphate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and naval expansion of the early Islamic state
ⓘ
conflict with Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ establishing Damascus as the political center of the caliphate ⓘ role in the First Fitna ⓘ transforming the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| madeHeir | Yazid I ⓘ |
| mother | Hind bint Utbah ⓘ |
| name | Muawiya I self-link ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Fitna ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caliph of the Muslim community
ⓘ
Caliph ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Governor of Syria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 680 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 661 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Damascus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Khawla bint Qurra
ⓘ
Maysun bint Bahdal ⓘ |
| successor | Yazid I ⓘ |
| tribe | Quraysh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muawiya I Description of subject: Muawiya I was the founder of the Umayyad Caliphate and a powerful early Islamic ruler who transformed the caliphate into a hereditary monarchy centered in Damascus.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān
this entity surface form:
Mu'awiya I
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
this entity surface form:
Caliph Muawiya I
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
this entity surface form:
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan