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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Collection of facts about the Umayyad Caliphate

This post is a collection of facts about the Umayyad Caliphate (661 - 750 AD). There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Second caliphate after Muhammad's death
• Capital: Damascus (modern-day Syria) until 744 AD
• Mu'awiya I ruled as caliph (661 - 680 AD)
• Conquered Ifriqiya, Transoxiana, Sind, Maghreb, Hispania
• Second Fitna (civil war): 680 - 692 AD
• Third Fitna (civil war): 744 - 750 AD
• Abbasid revolution (747 - 750 AD)
• Succeeded by Abbasid Caliphate and Emirate of Córdoba