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.

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Label Occurrences
Muawiya I canonical 27
Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan 6
Caliph Muawiya I 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

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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.

Umayyad Caliphate firstRuler Muawiya I
Umm Habiba sibling Muawiya I
Muawiya I name Muawiya I self-link
Muawiya I fullName Muawiya I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Muʿāwiya ibn Abī Sufyān
Hasan ibn Ali succeededBy Muawiya I
Arab–Byzantine wars opponent Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Mu'awiya I
Kharijism opposedLeader Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Uqba ibn Nafi servedUnder Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Caliph Muawiya I
Umayyad relatives hasNotableMember Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr opposed Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb child Muawiya I
Banu Umayyah hasNotableMember Muawiya I
Amr ibn al-As reappointedBy Muawiya I
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan sibling Muawiya I
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan successor Muawiya I
First Fitna opponent Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan relative Muawiya I
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan auntOf Muawiya I
Habibah bint Ubaydullah notableRelative Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Hind bint Utbah child Muawiya I
this entity surface form: Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan
Hind bint Utbah relative Muawiya I
Yazid I father Muawiya I
Yazid I predecessor Muawiya I
Battle of Siffin hasCommander Muawiya I
Ramla bint Muawiya father Muawiya I
Maysun bint Bahdal spouse Muawiya I
Maysun bint Bahdal husband Muawiya I
Maysun bint Bahdal relative Muawiya I
Khawla bint Qurra spouse Muawiya I