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Revision as of 08:17, 1 October 2023
Umayyad Caliphate ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة (Arabic) | |||||||||
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 The Umayyad Caliphate's greatest extent | |||||||||
| Status | Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Madinah | ||||||||
| Common languages | Official: Classical Arabic Official in certain regions: Hebrew | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Hereditary caliphate | ||||||||
| Caliph | |||||||||
• 661–680 | Mu'awiya I (first) | ||||||||
• 744–750 | Marwan II (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 661 | |||||||||
| 750 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 720 | 11,100,000 km2 (4,300,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate to succeed Prophet Muhammad, The Caliphate was ruled by the Umayyad Dynasty, The Caliphate was founded by Mu'awiya I after the overthrow of the Rashidun Caliphate, The family established dynastic, hereditary rule with Mu'awiya I, the long-time Governor of Jerusalem, after Mu'awiya's death in 680, disputes over the second succesion resulted in the Second Fitnah
