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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Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab dynastyServed Umayyad Caliphate
Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab employer Umayyad Caliphate
Jabal al-Qal'a timeDepth Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Jabal al-Qal'a associatedWith Umayyad Caliphate
Umayyad Palace architecturalStyle Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad
Umayyad Palace builtDuring Umayyad Caliphate
Jordan Archaeological Museum collectionPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Umayyad Palace dome culturalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Umayyad Palace dome associatedWith Umayyad Caliphate
Battle of Akroinon belligerent Umayyad Caliphate
Battle of Akroinon primaryOpponentState Umayyad Caliphate
House of the Exilarchs country Umayyad Caliphate
Medieval Babylonian Jewry underRuleOf Umayyad Caliphate
Azariqa emergedInCaliphate Umayyad Caliphate
Azariqa opposed Umayyad Caliphate
Najdat opposedBy Umayyad Caliphate
Najdat historicalContext Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Sufriyya opposedTo Umayyad Caliphate
Fatimah al-Kubra bint Husayn era Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: UmayyadCaliphate
qadis foundIn Umayyad Caliphate
this entity surface form: Umayyad_Caliphate
Cardo Maximus usedInPeriod Umayyad Caliphate
subject surface form: Cardo Maximus (Jerash)
this entity surface form: Umayyad period
Pelagius of Asturias opponent Umayyad Caliphate
Pelayo opponent Umayyad Caliphate
Marv governingEmpireHistorical Umayyad Caliphate
Guaramid dynasty conflictWith Umayyad Caliphate
Sakina bint Husayn era Umayyad Caliphate