Umayyad dynasty - Wikipedia
The Umayyad dynasty (Arabic: بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ, romanized: Banū Umayya, lit. 'Sons of Umayya') or Umayyads (Arabic: الأمويون, romanized: al-Umawiyyūn) was an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between …
Umayyad dynasty | Achievements, Capital, & Facts | Britannica
Umayyad dynasty, the first great Muslim dynasty to rule the empire of the caliphate (661–750). Prior to the advent of Islam, the Umayyads were a largely merchant family of the Quraysh tribe centered at Mecca. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan was the first Umayyad caliph, ruling from 661 to …
Umayyad Caliphate - Wikipedia
Survivors of the dynasty established themselves in Córdobawhich, in the form of an emirateand then a caliphate, became a world centre of science, medicine, philosophy and invention during the Islamic Golden Age. [6][7] The Umayyad Caliphate ruled over a …
Umayyad Dynasty - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 28, 2020 · The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE), the first dynasty to take the title of Caliphate, was established in 661 CE by Muawiya (l. c. 602-680 CE), who had served as the governor of Syria under the Rashidun Caliphate, after the death of the fourth caliph, Ali in 661 CE.
Umayyad dynasty summary | Britannica
Umayyad dynasty, (661–750) First great Muslim dynasty. It was founded by Muʿāwiyah I, who triumphed over the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, ʿAlī, to become the fifth caliph. He moved the capital from Medina to Damascus and used the Syrian army to extend the Arab empire.
Umayyad Dynasty Timeline - Encyclopedia Britannica
Muʿāwiyah emerges victorious over ʿAlī at the end of the civil war and establishes himself as the first Umayyad caliph. The Umayyad dynasty, also spelled Omayyad, is the first great Muslim dynasty to rule the empire of the caliphate.
Mu’awiya's Rule & the Umayyad Caliphate | History of Islam
The name “Umayyad Caliphate” is not an invention of modern historians. Early Islamic sources call the rulers of this caliphate ‘Banu Umayyah’. See: Aḥmad ibn-Jābir al-Balādhuri. Kitāb Futūh al-Buldān, ed. and trans. Philip Khūri Ḥitti, (New York: Columbia University, 1916), 221.