Umayyad army

E730342

army military force

The Umayyad army was the military force of the early Islamic Caliphate that drove its rapid expansion across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe in the 7th and 8th centuries.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Umayyad army canonical	3
Umayyad forces	3
Umayyad forces of Yazid I	2
Arab Muslim forces	1
Syrian Umayyad forces	1
Syrian army of the Umayyads	1
Umayyad invasion force	1
Zubayrid forces	1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army ⓘ military force ⓘ
activeInPeriod	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ
allegiance	Caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Arab tribal military traditions ⓘ
commandLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
conflict	Arab–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Arab–Khazar wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nahavand NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Qadisiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Yarmouk NERFINISHED ⓘ Berber Revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim conquest of Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim conquest of North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim conquest of the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Fitna NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctrine	jihad as expansionist warfare ⓘ
followedBy	Abbasid army ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Wasit NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	Arab tribal cavalry ⓘ archers ⓘ camel troops ⓘ infantry ⓘ
headquarters	Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Walid I NERFINISHED ⓘ Hajjaj ibn Yusuf NERFINISHED ⓘ Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik NERFINISHED ⓘ Muawiya I NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad ibn al-Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ Musa ibn Nusayr NERFINISHED ⓘ Qutayba ibn Muslim NERFINISHED ⓘ Tariq ibn Ziyad NERFINISHED ⓘ Uqba ibn Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	gradual inclusion of non-Arab Muslim troops ⓘ predominance of Arab Muslim soldiers in early period ⓘ use of permanent garrison cities (amsar) ⓘ
notableFor	rapid territorial expansion of the early Islamic empire ⓘ
organizationalPrinciple	tribal organization ⓘ
partOf	Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
paySource	state stipends from the diwan ⓘ
precededBy	Rashidun army NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitmentBasis	Arab tribal levies ⓘ mawali (non-Arab Muslim clients) ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
supplySystem	diwan-based pay registers ⓘ
timePeriod	c. 661–750 CE ⓘ
usedBy	Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ early Islamic Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	expansion of Islamic rule into Central Asia ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into North Africa ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ expansion of Islamic rule into the Middle East ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early Muslim conquests → participant → Umayyad army ⓘ

Battle of Qadisiyyah → combatant → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab Muslim forces

Abbasid forces → opposedBy → Umayyad army ⓘ

Battle of Ayn al-Warda (685) → hasParticipant → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Umayyad forces

Battle of Maskin (691) → combatant → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad forces

Battle of Maskin (691) → combatant → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zubayrid forces

Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → opponentInBattle → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad forces of Yazid I

Battle of al-Harra → combatantSide → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian army of the Umayyads

Qasim ibn al-Hassan → opponent → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad forces of Yazid I

Battle of Segoyuela → belligerent → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad forces

Siege of Mérida → attacker → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad forces

Musa ibn Nusayr → militaryBranch → Umayyad army ⓘ

Battle of Akroinon → combatantSide → Umayyad army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Umayyad invasion force