-
branch of the clan.
Syria remained the
Umayyads' main
power base thereafter, with
Damascus as
their capital. The
Umayyads continued the
Muslim conquests, conquering...
-
Umayyads may
refer to:
Umayyad dynasty, a
Muslim ruling family of the
Caliphate (661–750) and in
Spain (756–1031)
Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) Emirate...
- The
Umayyad dynasty (Arabic: بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ, romanized: Banū Umayya, lit. 'Sons of Umayya') or
Umayyads (Arabic: الأمويون, romanized: al-Umawiyyūn) was...
- appearance, and
therefore the 8th-century
Umayyad mihrab may have had
these features.
Following the
toppling of the
Umayyads in 750, the
Abbasid dynasty came to...
-
Influence ('Eastern'), p. 139 "
Umayyad Palace -
Amman Guide".
Rough Guides. Zayyadine,
Fawri (2000). "ff". The
Umayyads: The Rise of
Islamic Art. p. 62...
- the
Umayyad dynasty,
initially with the goal of
replacing the
Umayyads with an Alid
ruling family. To an extent,
rebellion against the
Umayyads bore...
-
Iberia for over two
centuries when it was
overthrown by the
Umayyad Caliphate. The
Umayyads had
previously conducted small raids on the
southern tip of...
- (roughly modern-day France). The
Umayyad invasion occurred in two phases, in 719 and 732 AD.
Although the
Umayyads secured control of Septimania, their...
-
governor of Syria,
became the
first Umayyad caliph. The
Umayyads made
Damascus their capital.
Under the
Umayyads the Arab
empire continued to expand,...
- The
Order of the
Unity of the
Nation (Arabic: وسام أمية الوطني) is the
highest order of Syria. The
order was
established on 12 July 1934. The
order is...
