Muawiya I

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Caliph Companion of the Prophet Umayyad caliph founder of a dynasty governor statesman

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.

Aliases (3)

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 army →
deathDate	680 →
deathPlace	Damascus →
dynasty	Umayyad dynasty →
era	Rashidun and early Umayyad period →
father	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb →
founded	Umayyad Caliphate → Umayyad dynasty as ruling house →
fullName	Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān →
governedCity	Damascus →
governedRegion	Syria →
governorAppointedBy	Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab →
governorReconfirmedBy	Caliph Uthman ibn Affan →
house	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 →
participatedIn	First Fitna →
positionHeld	Caliph of the Muslim community → 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 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Umayyad Caliphate →	firstRuler
Muawiya I ("Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān") →	fullName
Early Islamic period →	hasKeyFigure
Muawiya I →	name
Arab–Byzantine wars ("Mu'awiya I") →	opponent
Kharijism ("Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan") →	opposedLeader
Umm Habiba →	sibling
Hasan ibn Ali →	succeededBy