Umayyad Caliphate

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The Umayyad Caliphate was an early Islamic empire (661–750 CE) that rapidly expanded from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia, establishing Arabic as an administrative language and shaping the political and cultural foundations of the Arab-Islamic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caliphate
Historical state
Islamic empire
administrativeLanguage Arabic
capital Damascus
continent Africa
Asia
Europe
coreTerritory Hejaz
surface form: Hijaz

Iraq
Syria
currency Dinar
Dirham
dynasty Umayyad Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
endTime 750
establishedAsCaliphate after First Fitna
expandedTo Caucasus
Central Asia
Egypt
Iberian Peninsula
Iran
Iraq
North Africa
surface form: Maghreb

North Africa
Sindh
Syria
Central Asia
surface form: Transoxiana
firstRuler Muawiya I
followedBy Abbasid Caliphate
governmentType Caliphal monarchy
Hereditary monarchy
introducedReform Arabization of administration
Islamic coinage with Arabic inscriptions
lastRuler Marwan II
legacyState Caliphate of Córdoba
surface form: Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
legalSystem Sharia
surface form: Islamic law
majorPortCity Alexandria
Basra
Kufa
majorReligion Sunni Islam
namedAfter Umayyad Caliphate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
notableBattle Battle of Karbala
Battle of Tours
surface form: Battle of Poitiers

Battle of Talas
Battle of Tours
notableEvent Second Fitna
Third Fitna
officialLanguage Arabic
overthrownBy Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid Revolution
precededBy Rashidun Caliphate
primaryEthnicElite Arabs
religion Islam
rulingFamily Quraysh
surface form: Banu Umayya
significantCulturalSite Dome of the Rock
Great Mosque of Damascus
startTime 661
usedScript Arabic script

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Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn era Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Battle of al-Harra belligerent Umayyad Caliphate
Battle of al-Harra historicalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad era
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf birthPlace Umayyad Caliphate
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf dynastyServed Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf allegiance Umayyad Caliphate
al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf era Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil linkedTo Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi citizenship Umayyad Caliphate
House of Abbas overthrew Umayyad Caliphate
House of Abbas precededBy Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
Jami al-Umawi namedAfter Umayyad Caliphate
Jami al-Umawi builtBy Umayyad Caliphate
Minaret of the Bride associatedWith Umayyad Caliphate
معاوية بن أبي سفيان أسس Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: الدولة الأموية
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn historicalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid dynasty Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid countryRuled Umayyad Caliphate
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid era Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Late Umayyad period
Islamic civil wars hasKeyParticipant Umayyad Caliphate
Islamic civil wars hasConsequence Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate
Mukhtar al-Thaqafi opposed Umayyad Caliphate
Umayyad forces from Al-Andalus partOf Umayyad Caliphate
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan dynasty Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan countryRuled Umayyad Caliphate
Bilad al-Sham@ar historicalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
subject surface form: Bilad al-Sham
Bilad al-Sham@ar wasProvinceOf Umayyad Caliphate
subject surface form: Bilad al-Sham
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) alliance Umayyad Caliphate
subject surface form: Tibetan Empire
Urhay partOf Umayyad Caliphate
Al-Yamama governedUnder Umayyad Caliphate
Marwan al-Himar countryRuled Umayyad Caliphate
Marwan al-Himar dynasty Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
Marwan al-Himar wasLastHolderOf Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad caliphate in the East
Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad overthrew Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad dynasty
Umar ibn Saʿd allegiance Umayyad Caliphate
Umar ibn Saʿd historicalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Ḫarrānu governedBy Umayyad Caliphate
Lydda partOf Umayyad Caliphate
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi allegiance Umayyad Caliphate
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi historicalEra Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Great Mosque of Aleppo builtUnder Umayyad Caliphate
Halab wasRuledBy Umayyad Caliphate
Emesa partOf Umayyad Caliphate
Qasim ibn al-Hassan era Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) belligerent Umayyad Caliphate
Arab naval forces usedBy Umayyad Caliphate
Zayd ibn Ali activePeriod Umayyad Caliphate