Umayyad dynasty
First hereditary caliphate
The Umayyad dynasty was the first hereditary Islamic caliphate, ruling from Damascus from 661 to 750 CE.
Founded after the assassination of Ali, it expanded Muslim territory from Spain to Central Asia before being overthrown by the Abbasids.
A branch survived in Spain as the Caliphate of Córdoba until 1031.
The Umayyad dynasty built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- coinStamped metal currency
- Dome of the RockIslamic shrine on Temple Mount
- Great MosquePrincipal Islamic worship structure
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- Islamic historycaliphates, Quran, Umayyad Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate, caliphate
- CordobaGreat Mosque, Alcazar, Caliphate, Al-Andalus, Seneca
- Al-AndalusAl-Andalus, Granada, Alhambra, Caliphate, caliphate
- Umayyad CaliphateDamascus, caliphate, caliph, caliphs, emirs
- Islamic StudiesQuran, hadith, Islamic law, Sunnah, madrasa
- LevantSyria, Damascus, Aleppo, Beirut, Jordan