The Umayyad Caliphate (Arabic: الخلافة الأموية, trans. Al-Khilāfat al-ʾumawiyya) wis the seicont o the fower major Islamic caliphates established efter the faith o Muhammad.
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Umayyad Caliphate
الخلافة الأموية Al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawiyyah (in Arabic) |
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661–750 |
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 The Umayyad Caliphate at its greatest extent. |
Caipital | Damascus (661–744) Harran (744–750) |
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Common leids | Arabic (offeecial) – Coptic, Greek, Persie (offeecial in certain regions till the reign o Abd al-Malik) – Aramaic, Armenian, Berber leid, African Romance, Georgian, Turkic, Kurdish, Prakrit |
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Releegion | Sunni Islam |
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Govrenment | Caliphate |
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Caliph | |
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• 661–680 | Muawiya I |
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• 744–750 | Marwan II |
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History | |
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• Muawiya becomes Caliph | 661 |
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• Defeat an daith o Marwan II bi the Abbasids | 750 |
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Aurie |
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750 CE (132 AH) | 15,000,000 km2 (5,800,000 sq mi) |
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Population |
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• 750 CE (132 AH) | 34000000 |
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Currency | Gowd dinar an dirham |
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The day pairt o | |
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