Umayyad Emirate in exile
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The Umayyad Emirate in exile was the early political entity established by surviving members of the overthrown Umayyad dynasty who fled the Abbasid Revolution and laid the foundations for their later rule in al-Andalus.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic state
ⓘ
Umayyad polity ⓘ historical political entity ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | early Islamic Middle Ages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
political survival of Umayyad lineage
ⓘ
reconstitution of Umayyad authority outside the central Islamic lands ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | Abbasid Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Umayyad princes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surviving members of the Umayyad dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCapitalLater | Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
massacre of Umayyad family members by Abbasids
ⓘ
overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate by the Abbasids ⓘ |
| hasContinuityWith | Umayyad administrative and cultural traditions ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Umayyad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBase | Arab ⓘ |
| hasFirstProminentEmir | Abd al-Rahman I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post-750 Abbasid takeover ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
ensured continuity of Umayyad political tradition after Abbasid takeover
ⓘ
served as nucleus of independent western Islamic state ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Umayyad refugees
ⓘ
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muʿāwiya (Abd al-Rahman I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasLegitimacyClaim | continuation of Umayyad caliphal line ⓘ |
| hasLegitimizingNarrative | survival from persecution by Abbasids ⓘ |
| hasOppositionType | Abbasid political and ideological opposition ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | establishment of a stable Umayyad regime in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalGoal |
preservation of Umayyad power
ⓘ
re-establishment of Umayyad authority in a new territory ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | emirate ⓘ |
| hasPowerBase |
Arab and Berber supporters in al-Andalus
ⓘ
Umayyad loyalists ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
al-Andalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Islamic world ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccession | agnatic succession within Umayyad clan ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | 8th century ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfRuler | emir ⓘ |
| laysFoundationFor |
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad rule in al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Abbasid Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of Damascus-based Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
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